Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:56:28 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Bill Paul <wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Tobias Fredriksson <c4@worldclass.jolt.nu>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiple interfaces on same subnet Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011171054410.11407-100000@zeppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <20001117185355.B13BB37B479@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Bill Paul wrote: > > 2 Intel PRO/100+ Dual Port Server Adapter > > Intel PRO/1000 E Server Adapter > > I have a better idea: > > 1 Adaptec DuraLAN 62044 Quad Port 64-bit PCI 10/100 adapter > 1 Netgear GA620 gigabit ethernet adapter > > The 62044 card is based on the Adaptec AIC-6915 "Starfire" chip. It's > a 64-bit device, but it will work in a 32-bit slot if that's all you > have. There are single port and dual port varieties as well. The only > bad thing about these cards is that they're fairly expensive. If you > want to get a cheaper card, try the D-Link DFE-570TX, which is a quad > port 21143 NIC. It's a 32-bit card though. > > As for the Intel PRO/1000, the Netgear GA620 is much cheaper (about And a better performer. I haven't even been able to get the new LIVENGOOD chipset to perform bettter. > $300). It's an OEM'ed Alteon card. There's also a GA620T card if > you want 1000baseT (gigabit over twisted pair) rather than 1000baseFX > (gigabit over fiber). The GA620 is also a 64-bit card. > > I have another motive for recommending against Intel, which is that > they're NDA-nazis. There is no publically available programming info > for either the 82557/8/9 chips or their gigE controllers, and there > damn well should be. By contrast, both Adaptec and Alteon have plenty > of documentation available for the 6915 and the Tigon II, respectively. True enough, but I have to say that I really quite like the programming model for the Intel chip, which, btw, was originally an Andy Bechtolsheim production (Granite Systems). Y'all may remember Andy as a founder of Sun. -matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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