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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!homer.alpha.net!mvb.saic.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Ethernet Card Recommendations? (was: Re: Linux network code vs. FreeBSD) References: <492rq6$r6g@uriah.heep.sax.de> <49k85b$q51@vanbc.wimsey.com> <49jqhr$ili@uriah.heep.sax.de> <49n0ma$38v@hudson.lm.com> <49o2k9$4fi@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <49vgup$81n@tzlink.j51.com> Organization: Mordor International Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 14:02:59 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <DJ49oz.Mw@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 27 Louis Epstein (lepslog@j51.com) wrote: : Peter Seibel (seibel@mojones.com) wrote: : : In article <49n0ma$38v@hudson.lm.com> Peter Berger, peterb@psc.edu writes: : : >Agreed. The 3c509 is one of the best ISA ethernet cards available, : : >and shines under BSDI. I have one in my FreeBSD box, but haven't hooked : : >it up to a LAN yet :-}. : : >What he probably meant to say was "FreeBSD's 3c509 driver is buggy." : : >(according to the release notes) : : So given that, can anyone recommend an ethernet card to go in the Pentium I'm : : about to buy and use as a web server, running FreeBSD. : I'm having trouble right now trying to FTP-install over a 3C509... I use ONLY 3C509's here and haven't had ANY trouble whatsoever. I suspect pilot error is the culprit. FTP installs always worked properly and the web servers using the cards easily push out 1.6-1.7 gigs a day without incident. *shrug* Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451