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From: ywliu <team_fbf@pristine.com.tw>
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Subject: Re: D-Link PCI NE2000 clone supported ?
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:05:19 +0000 ()
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In-Reply-To: <199603280508.PAA14942@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Mar 28, 96 03:38:22 pm
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> 
> ywliu stands accused of saying:
> > 
> > I just wonder, if D-LINK PCI NE2000 clone Ethernet card (I forgot
> > its product number) is supported by FreeBSD 2.1R ? If yes, we
> > plan to buy dozens of it.
> 
> AFAIK, not by 2.1R.
> 
> The only real reason for buying a PCI ethernet card is speed.  The NE2000
> interface model is not a speedy one.
> 
> If you want lots of cheap ethernet cards, buy cheap ISA ethernet cards.
> 
> If you want lots of high-performance ethernet cards, buy decent PCI
> ethernet cards.  Anything based on the Digital DC2404x (except Compex) 
> is a good buy, or the new Intel PCI cards are good choices.  The latter
> would require you to upgrade to -stable, which would be a good idea
> anyway.
> 

Yes, we need a high-end PC to be a server and that's why we need a decent PCI
Ethernet card, rather than a cheap clone.

But after pursuing the release notes of 2.1R, I cannot find any PCI card
explicitly supported and noted there. Could you or anyone recommend 
some brands of supported PCI Ethernet cards ?

Thanks for your help.

Yen-Wei Liu