Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:48:31 -0700 (MST) From: Steve Grandi <grandi@noao.edu> To: Shawn Barnhart <swb@grasslake.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual or quad NIC boards? Message-ID: <20040326103155.I98033@regulus.tuc.noao.edu> In-Reply-To: <015801c4134c$d45f63c0$62229fc0@ad.campbellmithun.com> References: <015801c4134c$d45f63c0$62229fc0@ad.campbellmithun.com>
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Shawn Barnhart wrote: > I'm in the market for a dual or quad NIC board compatible with 4-STABLE > (I'll do 5.x if I have to) for a router/firewall. > > Intel make a couple, are they known to be compatible? The NOS software > compatibilty for the four port model lists it as "FreeBSD (latest kernel)", > whatever that means. > > The 4-port one is my preference, although I'm not totally thrilled with the > prices I've seen for it -- nearly $500. Anyone familiar with any cheaper > versions? The Adaptec ANA-62044 is a 4-port 10/100 NIC that is supported by the sf driver on both 4.X and 5.X. Adaptec seems to have moved onto the ANA-64044 (which I don't see mentioned on the sf(4) man page) but 62044 cards seemed easy to come by on EBay when I bought some spares not too long ago. -- Steve Grandi National Optical Astronomy Observatory/AURA Inc., Tucson AZ USA Internet: grandi@noao.edu Voice: +1 520 318-8228 FAX: +1 520 318-8360
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