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Date:      Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:15:09 +0200
From:      Ben Stuyts <ben@altus-escon.com>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Any known problems with a 3C996B-T?
Message-ID:  <F4F1544D-7687-4D07-B827-5F823A227312@altus-escon.com>
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On 1 Jun 2005, at 21:34, Tulio Guimar=E3es da Silva wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>   We have some of this card here at work, but we couldn=B4t test=B4em =20=

> yet because the supposed host servers (HP DL380) didn=B4t recognize =20=

> them. That seems to be a BIOS-related problem, though we=B4re using =20=

> the newest one.
>  Err, I guess this doesn=B4t help much, does it? :P Well, anyway, if =20=

> you use a ML380 you already know what to expect. ;)
>  Have luck, :)

Thanks. No, this will be used on a Gigabyte K7T266-Pro mainboard.

Ben

>
> Tulio
>
> Ben Stuyts wrote:
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I sent this originally to the -stable list, but maybe I will have  =20=

>> better luck here:
>>
>> I am about to upgrade one of our servers (running 4-stable) with =20
>> a  1000Base-T network card, and the 3Com 3C996B-T looks =20
>> interesting.  This is for a small office server (e-mail, files, =20
>> printers,  webserver) serving about 25 pc's running a variety of =20
>> Win2K, FreeBSD  and Mac OS X.
>>
>> I found some messages in the past indicating there were some =20
>> problems  with this card on FreeBSD. Are these problems solved? I =20
>> also did not  see this exact card in the hardware list, although =20
>> the 3c996-SX and  3c996-T are mentioned.
>>
>> Otherwise, any recommendations?
>>
>> With kind regards,
>> Ben
>>
>
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