Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:07:56 -0500 (CDT) From: James Wyatt <jwyatt@rwsystems.net> To: Marcin Swietochowski <dragon@safenet.pl> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4 port nic Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10104081305450.31820-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net> In-Reply-To: <002001c0c02e$223fa980$0200000a@safenet.pl>
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On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Marcin Swietochowski wrote: > > A while back on this list someone posted a 4 port nic for freebsd. Does any > > know/remember a card that definitely does work? > > I'm using quad port NIC card from D-Link - DFE-570TX > Works good... > > Just read man 4 dc There is also one by Adaptec. From the last list discussions "If you just need 4 indepenent ports with good throughput, go for the DLink ($150-190). If you need 4 ports that can all haul-ass all the time go for the Adaptec board (>$600?). The cards with the 4-port "hub" are really a single port. IIRC, the Adaptec board is a 64-bit PCI card and the DLink is 32bit. In my situation, I figured I could buy a DLink and a spare with money left since I need 4 ports, but only two are 100bT. We usually avoid Adaptec stuff now, though we lived on the 1540/1740 series in the "old days". A while back we fixed all our Adaptec problems by replacing 2940/3940 SCSI cards with TekRam DC-390x boards and had cash to spare. Sad, really - Jy@ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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