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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!phaedrus.kralizec.net.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!arclight.uoregon.edu!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: scrantr@ix.netcom.com (Richard Scranton) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: low-cost ethernet recomendations? Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 03:30:04 GMT Organization: LDA Systems, Columbus Lines: 34 Message-ID: <N.010997.223004.66@scrantr> References: <7renfxfn6i.fsf@sunland.gsfc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: col-oh9-54.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Thu Jan 09 7:33:09 PM PST 1997 X-Newsreader: Quarterdeck Message Center [1.0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33921 I've had good luck with LinkSys cards and hubs. They make an NE2000 work-alike for about $35, and a 5-port "workgroup" hub for $70. Two FreeBSD systems constructed of mostly "junque" (ide disks, small memory) can sustain FTP transfers of 500-600K/second with these bits of bargain basement hardware. The cards also have a socket for a boot rom if you're into that (never tried it). > What's the best low-cost ethernet adapter for FreeBSD? > (That's a pretty wide open question :-) > > I want to set up a small network, primarily so two computers can share > one PPP connection. I might also use the > network to test firewalls, etc., but I don't foresee a need for `high > performance'. I'll put at least three computers on the network. > > Will any of the low cost ($30 or so) ethernet cards work with FreeBSD? > How bad is their performance? > > I assume 10Base-2 works out cheaper for a small enough network (is > this true?). Still, I'd rather go with twisted-pair -- any > recomendations for low-cost 10Base-T hubs? Anything I should hold my > nose and stay away from??? > > tim > -- > Tim Singletary, August Automation Inc., (301) 286-8606 > ---- ======================================== Richard Scranton - LDA Systems, Columbus scrantr@ix.netcom.com