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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Which 100Mbs ethernet card
Date: 23 Feb 1997 18:03:03 GMT
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In article <5e2i78$qds@raven.eva.net>,
jca@bighorn.accessnv.com (J.C. Archambeau) writes:
> Brian Somers (brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk) wrote:
>
>:: After looking through the kernel config file LINT, I noticed that
>:: the word "buggy" was appended to the line with the 3c59x 3com card. Does
>:: the intel etherexpress perform more reliably than the 3com cards for
>:: freebsd 2.1.5?
>
>: IMO, yes, but I think the EtherPower 100 is the best (less CPU usage than
>: the intel etherexpress).
>
> But does the EISA EtherPower 100 use the same driver as the PCI card?
> The nice thing I have discovered about the 3C59x cards is that the EISA
> and PCI cards use the same driver.
I believe so (the de driver).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....