Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:01:33 -0400 From: dennis@et.htp.com (dennis) To: Mark Dawson <md@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wanted: 100bT EISA ethernet recommendation Message-ID: <199507111401.KAA06674@mail.htp.com>
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>Hi, > >I'm trying to get a FreeBSD box - Compaq Proliant + RAID disk array - >introduced here as the main fileserver for our undergrads. The idea >is to use it to feed some existing SS-20s on a high speed ethernet >network. > >Unfortunately the Proliant I have is an EISA machine and I haven't >noticed anyone on the FreeBSD lists recommending EISA 100base T cards >(plenty of PCI though :-(). > >Is anyone using such an EISA 100base T ethernet card you'd like to >recommend? > The question is, who would build one? EISA cards are too expensive to build and EISA is too slow for a 100mbs medium. If someone is making them then I'll bet they have a much bigger marketing dept than engineering. db
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