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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz.mordor.com!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Support for 3Com 3C590 ethernet cards X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 12 Organization: Mordor International Message-ID: <Do4HsJ.9z6@ritz.mordor.com> References: <4ht8gp$ji4@HunkyD.thehub.com.au> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 21:45:55 GMT Greg Laslett (abseil@thehub.com.au) wrote: : : I would dearly like to use the new PCI based 3C590 ethernet card with : FreeBSD 2.1. Has anybody done this yet ? Will a driver be : forthcoming in the near future ?? According to the various tests I've seen, the SMC 100mbit card is significantly faster, loads the cpu a LOT less, and is cheaper. Regards, 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