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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.nla.gov.au!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!newsfeed.acns.nwu.edu!ftpbox!mothost!newdelph.cig.mot.com!komondor!kadow From: kadow@msg.net Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Recommend a PCI ethernet card? Date: 12 Mar 1996 22:02:42 GMT Organization: MSGNet Lines: 14 Sender: kadow@msg.net Message-ID: <4i4sa2$etg@newdelph.cig.mot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: komondor.cig.mot.com Originator: kadow@komondor I have a FreeBSD-based system acting as a web server. Currently it is a 486/100 with a PCI SCSI controller and ISA ethernet card. Would I see any gain in performance (e.g. reduced CPU overhead) by switching to a PCI ethernet card? Can anybody suggest a card that will work well with FreeBSD and which is currently available? The devices listed in the hardware guide/FAQ are not specific as to model. Specifically, I'd like to use an ethernet card available from Elek-Tek or a similar local store (CDW, CompUSA, etc), but the cards they stock are not quite identical to the ones specified in the FreeBSD 2.1 FAQ files, and they don't have a very generous return policy.