"Hakim Z. Singhji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > | Hakim Z. Singhji wrote: > | > |> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > |> Hash: SHA1 > |> > |> Hi Everyone, > |> > |> I am building a gateway/router from a i386 300Mhz, 32MB RAM, 5GB hda and > |> ~ I need to buy the NIC cards. I wanted to have three interface > |> connection points to my gateway/router. Does anyone have any suggestions > |> on the type of NIC I should use? I would appreciate some help. > |> > |> In addition, I'm new to BSD. I hail from the Redhat world, but I > |> anticipate FreeBSD to be a great addition to my network. > |> > |> HZS > | > | > | > | 10/100? There are less Gigabit types that are supported, yet, > | but then the reason for that should be pretty obvious. > | > | Anyway, you generally can't go wrong with 3Com. That said, > | I've never had trouble with 3Com, SiS, DEC/Intel, even RealTek > | and the onboard VIA/Rhine stuff (drivers, respectively: xl, sis, dc, > | rl, vr). > | > | That covers quite a few chipsets. There are plenty more. The > | only problem I have answering your post is that I don't know what's > | *not* supported. Also, some users have reported issues with "watchdog > | timeout" errors using 5.X FBSD and one of the drivers mentioned above. > | You could probably spot which one on Google ... > | > | HTH, > | > | Kevin Kinsey > > Well Kevin, > > Do you know where I can get a 3COM or Intel card for a good price??? I > tried pricewatch.com however they all seem to be around the same between > 29 - 35 dollars.
That looks like a good price to me. You pay a little more for the better cards, but if you need the performance, it's worth it. If you're looking for low-cost, I've always had good success with the Realtek cards. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"