[nycbug-talk] Gig-E NIC

[Pete Wright]

Isaac Levy wrote:

> Hi Pete,
>
> On Jul 15, 2004, at 6:26 PM, Pete Wright wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>    Any thoughts on good Gig-E adapters for FreeBSD.  I'm running 4.x, 
>> and have always had good luck with the Intel NIC's.  Is anyone 
>> running Gig-E on different NIC's out there?  The reason I ask is I 
>> think I had an onboard adapter go down and i think I may replace it 
>> with a PCI card.
>
>
> Here's a shout out on the SUOER cheap-o side of the spectrum,
> I found these gigabit cards for $13, Here's where I found them:
>
> http://www.opsinas.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=999
>
> Encore 32-Bit Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adpater Card
>
> Pricewatch may have more options...
> It's a RealTek chipset, I believe- FreeBSD 5.x current supports it I 
> know personally, and OpenBSD natively supports it with the current 
> distro, (not 3.5).
>
> Not sure if you want a quality card or just a quick replacement- but 
> if you want it fast, I happen to have an extra card and you could pick 
> it up from me on your way home if you wanted to try one out...
>
cool thanks ike, if things don't work out for me tonight i might take 
you up on that offer.

-p

> Rocket-
> .ike
>


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