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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: NIC Recommendation...
Date: 19 Nov 1996 01:30:47 GMT
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jca@bighorn.accessnv.com (J.C. Archambeau) wrote:

> I need a recommendation for a well supported EISA, ISA and PCI 
> networking boards for FreeBSD.  The hardware and NIC FAQ does not 
> mention any performance issues, only device driver and configuration 
> issues.  100 base thin ethernet is preferred.  I understand that
> my mileage will vary with my hardware configuration, but I would like
> some rules of thumb of what works well.

Something DEC-21040 based.  Produced by many manufacturers.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)