From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 2 05:34:40 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A8D4D6EE for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2013 05:34:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp-out-04.shaw.ca (smtp-out-04.shaw.ca [64.59.134.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B25B122D for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2013 05:34:40 +0000 (UTC) X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=Ur78AkMj4ME0q/xQKDu+fQsLaK/oG8/QJxPJp7yvMIc= c=1 sm=1 a=QrugwKR0C_UA:10 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=ICAaq7hcmGcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=IbtKDeXwb2+SRU442/pi3A==:17 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=DdMZvQSIC3vZEwIYBlUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([96.50.7.119]) by smtp-out-04.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 01 Dec 2013 22:34:33 -0700 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [10.1.1.91]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BF1A80 for ; Sun, 1 Dec 2013 21:34:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rB25YWYe007047 for ; Sun, 1 Dec 2013 21:34:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201312020534.rB25YWYe007047@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.8.0 04/21/2012 with nmh-1.5 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Quad-port Gigabit NIC Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:34:32 -0800 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 05:34:40 -0000 Hi all, I'm looking at upgrading my fiewwall/gateway from a Pentium III machine to an AMD64 machine (I can get a MB for a good price and I have a number of AMD64 chips, including a good X2 4200+ kicking around, I just need memory, a CPU cooler, and a quad port gigabit NIC). The issue is that the old Pentium III, an Asus CUSL2-C, has five PCI slots in which I have five NICs. I'm looking to replace it with an Asus M2A-VM with a quad gigabit NIC. What have people had good results with? What do folks recommend? Why? All of my machines are amd64 capable, except for the firewall/gateway and an old laptop, which is used as a testbed. Replacing the old CUSL2-C MB with a newer MB will allow me to have a homogeneous amd64 shop rather than the current heterogeneous amd64/i386 farm I have downstairs. Oh yes, it needs to be economical too. Any and all pointers would be appreciated. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.