Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 13:49:52 +0600 From: "Jon Nelson" <nels0988@maroon.tc.umn.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need recommendation of ethernet card Message-ID: <3063056d45f7002@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
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> From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper) > Subject: Re: Need recommendation of ethernet card > To: wraith@hollywood.cinenet.net (Robert Gorichanaz) > Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 13:12:36 -0400 (EDT) > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Reply-to: rhh@ct.picker.com > Organization: Picker International, CT Division > > 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 > Where did you get this information? Jon Nelson nels0988@maroon.tc.umn.edu "Never try to write to ROM - it wastes your time and annoys the ROM."
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