Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:33:18 -0700 From: Jamie Norwood <mistwolf@ethereal.net> To: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> Cc: Clem.Dye@wdr.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NetGear FA310-TX??? Message-ID: <19990629143318.B1492@ethereal.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OS2.3.95.990629214355.155A-100000@CENTRAL>; from Andrew MacIntyre on Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 09:48:18PM %2B1000 References: <H000008201db203d@MHS> <Pine.OS2.3.95.990629214355.155A-100000@CENTRAL>
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On Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 09:48:18PM +1000, Andrew MacIntyre wrote: > > Your rev C card should work nicely with the de driver, as it has a genuine > DEC Tulip chip. > > After Intel acquired many of DEC's chip designs and stopped their > production, NIC manufacturers had to change to alternative chips. The > FA310-TX rev D cards use a Lite-on PNIC chip, for which Bill Paul wrote > the pn driver. One thing I have been curious about is if there is a significant difference between these chipsets, as far as performance is concerned. I have a rev C and a rev D at home, and while the D seems slower, I can't really deny that it could just be that it is in a windows box. Has anyone benchmarked the tulip vs the PNIC? Jamie > > -- > Andrew I MacIntyre "These thoughts are mine alone..." > E-mail: andrew.macintyre@aba.gov.au (work) | Snail: PO Box 370 > andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au (play) | Belconnen ACT 2616 > Fido: Andrew MacIntyre, 3:620/243.18 | Australia -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s+:+ a--(?) C++++ UB++++ P+ L--(++) E-- W++(--) N++ O? K w(---) O?>+ M?>+ V PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP->++ t+(*) 5+++ X++ R++ tv+ b+ DI++++ D++ G e>+ h--- r+++ y+++** ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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