Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:39:32 +0200 (EET) From: Dmitry Pryanishnikov <dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Which NIC is better: fxp or dc? Message-ID: <20060325142104.K72439@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua>
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Hello! Suppose you have to build a high-performance router with several NICs, and you have to use a mix of D-Link DFE-570TX (21143, MII, quad port) served by dc(4), and several Intel 82558/9/0 adapters served by fxp(4). Router has to have 2-3 high-speed connections and several ones which lower speed and packet rate. Which NIC (dc or fxp) would you recommend for high-speed connections: dc or fxp? Which combo (NIC+driver) is more reliable? Which gives higher performance (reliability for me is more significant than performance)? Currently I'm using RELENG_4, but in the future I'll upgrade to RELENG_6 (when it becomes mature enough), so I'm interested in the state of affairs in both branches. Sincerely, Dmitry -- Atlantis ISP, System Administrator e-mail: dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua nic-hdl: LYNX-RIPE
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