Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:17:06 -0600 From: Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com> To: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8111C and re(4) driver Message-ID: <200808252217.06993.af300wsm@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080825002058.GB10047@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> References: <20080824170816.GA8938@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> <48B1F685.8060102@gmail.com> <20080825002058.GB10047@epia-2.farid-hajji.net>
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On Sunday 24 August 2008 18:20:58 cpghost wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm curious to know about this. I just put together a computer for my > > church which has this NIC built in. I've downloaded a driver which > > claims to be for FreeBSD 5. Has anyone here any experience with it, or > > would anyone know if it's reliable and works? > > > > The web link is: > > http://driverscollection.com/?H=RTL8111C&By=RealTek&SS=FreeBSD%205 > > > > Andy > > This has just been suggested here, but it looks like it wouldn't > support FreeBSD 7. Have you actually tried it? Which version of > FreeBSD are you using? > > If you can use that machine you've just put together for a couple > of tests (i.e. not yet being into production), could you please > try the patches on kern/123123: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=123123 > > I don't have the hardware yet to test myself. I would be great > to have at least basic RTL8111C support in re(4) soon. ;) > > Regards, > -cpghost. I have not yet tried it. I was hoping to hear that some talented person here had already gotten it working. Fortunately, I have some breathing room for this as the church has a functioning server that this is intended to replace. I just started back in school this semester today, so time is limited but I will give it a try time permitting of course. Andy
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