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Date:      Sun, 05 Jul 1998 23:22:28 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Morgan Davis" <mdavis@cts.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Best ethernet card for 2.2.6-RELEASE 
Message-ID:  <199807060622.XAA02931@antipodes.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 05 Jul 1998 21:29:54 PDT." <000101bda896$b9873a90$24ae44c6@cts.com> 

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> I'm interested in the opinions of those who frequent this list on what they
> consider the best 10/100mbit PCI ethernet card for FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE.

Intel EtherExpress Pro 100/B (aka 100+)

> And, given that 2.2.7 is scheduled soon, would your recommendation still
> apply, or does 2.2.7 open up support for newer cards (like the SMC
> EtherPower II 10/100 which 2.2.6 does not recognize)?

2.2.7 supports the EtherPower II (the 'tx' driver), but it's not as 
wonderful a card as the Intel.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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