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Date:      Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:56:33 -0800
From:      bmah@CA.Sandia.GOV (Bruce A. Mah)
To:        Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FDDI cards in -current 
Message-ID:  <200003161556.e2GFuX133412@nimitz.ca.sandia.gov>
In-Reply-To: <200003160918.KAA08436@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> 
References:  <200003160918.KAA08436@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>

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If memory serves me right, Christoph Kukulies wrote:

> Planning a router between FDDI and Fast Ethernet I'm wondering
> if I'm on the safe side when using FreeBSD 4.0-current for this project
> rather than being more conservative and use an older version of the OS.

You mean 4.0-stable, right?  :-)

My really touchy-feely opinion is that either way is probably going to 
be fine, but my machines are research platforms, not production routers.

> What FDDI cards could be recommended? (There aren't many, though, I believe).

Here's what's supported:

fpa(4), fea(4) - Device Drivers for DEC FDDI Controllers

fpa is a PCI card, fea is EISA.

Bruce.



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