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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news1.cwix.net!not-for-mail From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 4-port ethernet cards Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:31:30 +0200 Organization: Internet Business Solutions Ltd. (AG) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <33CDE672.7F91@pipeline.ch> References: <5qjnme$92t@mex.isi.edu> Reply-To: oppermann@pipeline.ch NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.134.128.41 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) To: Steven Berson <berson@mex.isi.edu> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:44558 Steven Berson wrote: > > I am interested in whether there are any multiport 10/100 ethernet > cards for FreeBSD. I know that Adaptec has the Cogent Quartet > 10/100 ethernet card with 4 ports. Is this card supported by FreeBSD? > The Adaptec home page mentions that the card uses a DEC chip, but it > is not clear whether it will run under FreeBSD. Any information you > can provide would be appreciate. I'm using the Cogent Quartet 10Mbit without any problems. But you have to take care of your BIOS -> it must support PCI bridges (I'm using AWARD BIOS v4.51PG). I think the 100Mbit version will also work fine, but I've seen some troubles with it in 10Mbit mode (bug in the 'de' driver?). > Please e-mail directly to me as I don't regularly read this newsgroup. > I can summarize if people are interested. -- Andre Oppermann CEO / Geschaeftsfuehrer Internet Business Solutions Ltd. (AG) Hardstrasse 235, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland Fon +41 1 277 75 75 / Fax +41 1 277 75 77 http://www.pipeline.ch ibs@pipeline.ch