Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 13:12:36 -0400 (EDT) From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper) To: wraith@hollywood.cinenet.net (Robert Gorichanaz) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need recommendation of ethernet card Message-ID: <9509221712.AA01236@elmer.ct.picker.com> In-Reply-To: <199509212043.UAA10531@hollywood.cinenet.net> from "Robert Gorichanaz" at Sep 21, 95 01:43:52 pm
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> I'm setting up a FreeBSD box to act as a gateway and I need a
> recommendation on which make/model of ethernet card to use.
>
> I have 1 box at home that has a NE2100 card in it and it works
> like a charm, but I cannot seem to locate any of those in
> the catalogs/stores nearby.
>
> So, if someone out there could give me a recommendation on
> a "popular", "available", solid and supported ethernet card
> for ISA or PCI bus I'd really appreciate it and may buy ya
> a beer if yer in town.
The Linux ethernet.howto was a big help to me when I was looking for my
NIC for FreeBSD. Based on that and other reading, a Lance chip-based card
appeared to be the best choice (bus-mastered DMA, low overhead, great
throughput, good driver support for many platforms). Looking for an ISA card,
I purchased a Allied Telesyn AT1500BT. Works well with the 2.0.5 Lance driver.
There are probably brand-X 2100 cards around, but I didn't get a line on
them. The HOWTO doc and other information also said to watch out for some
2100 cards -- they're not all created equal.
Randall Hopper
rhh@ct.picker.com
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