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From: brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Which 100Mbs ethernet card
Date: 17 Feb 1997 17:47:04 GMT
Organization: Utell International
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J.C. Archambeau (jca@bighorn.accessnv.com) wrote:
: 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.
dunno offhand ;)
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@utell.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !