Jack Vogel wrote:
On 5/4/07, Richard Tector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Erik wrote: > Anyone have any good experiences with 100mbps fiber cards for FreeBSD? > There don't seem to be many people trying to use this (admittedly > slightly dated) technology. The 3CR990B-FX-97 from 3Com works with > the txp driver (with a patch so that the card is recognized), however > that driver itself is broken, even with copper cards. > > Can anyone recommend a card that will function well under FreeBSD?In my opinion you'd be better of getting a 100baseFX <-> 100baseTX media converter and then a well supported 100/1000baseT card if the application allows. Alternatively, I've used the 100baseFX Intel cards in the past which use the well looked after fxp driver.LOL, why would you want 100Mb fiber? If Intel sells such a thing I'm not aware of it. The cables would probably cost more than the NIC :)
We have a lot of 100mbit fiber equipment. Upgrading to gigabit would be unneccessary and costly. It's probably 3-4 years since I got rid of our last 100baseFX fiber NICs. I'm fairly sure they were Intel. Could be mistaken however, it was a while back.
If Erik is connecting to an existing 100base infrastructure and all that is required is a £10 card off eBay, how can you recommend such an expensive course of action? It could cost thousands.We sell lots of Gig fiber, modernize would be my recommendation.
Erik,A quick google suggests that the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX cards are supported by the pcn driver. Not sure if that is of any use to you. A look on the UK eBay lists 3 currently for sale at about £5.
We've got maybe 20-25 of the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX->TX media converters round the buildings. Never had any trouble in years of use. It's a shame you've had issues. Would certainly simplify choosing a suitable network card.
Regards, Richard
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