*BSD News Article 87048


Return to BSD News archive

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!news.mathworks.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!data.ramona.vix.com!sonysjc!sonybc!newsjunkie.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans.net!lantana.singnet.com.sg!violet.singnet.com.sg!nuscc.nus.sg!csclailf
From: csclailf@leonis.nus.sg (Lai L F)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 100Mbit ethernet pci suggestions?
Date: 19 Jan 1997 04:19:47 GMT
Organization: National University of Singapore
Lines: 33
Message-ID: <5bs7d3$p5d@nuscc.nus.sg>
References: <5bisa5$bsv@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
NNTP-Posting-Host: csclailf@leonis.nus.sg
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:34194

Mario Stargard (di804@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:

: I'm putting together a system to act as a fileserver and NIS master and
: I'd like to put in a 100 Megabit ethernet adapter.

: The SMC9332DST recommended on the freebsd web page looks ok but isn't this
: an eisa card?  I need pci or isa and preferably something from 3com.

I have the 3c590 working with my PPro running 2.1.6

: I'm also planning on using the wide aha-2940.  Are there any gotchas?

: This'll be my first FreeBSD system.  I've worked on NeXTSTEP for the last
: two years as an administrator and I'm looking forward to using a modern BSD.

: Many thanks,

: 	Mario

: BTW, for B2 level firewalls with asymetric encryption, look us up.
: http://www.sagus-security.com

: --
: Mario Stargard                 |  Security for an OPEN World.
: Corporate LAN Admin            |  For firewalls and encryption try
: SAGUS Security Incorporated    |  http://www.sagus-security.com

--

==============================================================================
Lai Loong Fong                    |  email:  mailto:csclailf@nus.sg
Computational Science Department  |  WWW: http://www.cz3.nus.sg:8100/~lailf
National University of Singapore  |       http://s130016.pc.nus.sg