On 21.04.2014 00:32 Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > Now freebsd dieing on the hme driver effectively turns those cards into > scrap and I'm stuck. What are alternatives now? > > Are there any other 4-port cards that are supported by pfsense in > practice (not just in theory), that are also affordable? Intel and Broadcom Server NICs. Depends on the PCI expansion slots available on your motherboard. I have not found any replacement for the SUN cards for 32 bit PCI. > > Are there any USB Ethernet adapters that actually work with pfsense? > Reliably? I am looking for reports from those who have tried, not the > freebsd supported HW list - that list is too long and not really > trustworthy (I have a USB wifi adapter which runs for 10min then makes > pfsense kernel panic). Tested with 2.0.3 and stable in production usage: Digitus 3015 (RTL 8150 chipset) and Digitus-10050 (MCS7832 chipset). > > The frequently recommended option of using VLANs may look good for > larger commercial networks, but just buying a VLAN capable switch costs > more than a suitable pfsense box and brings the power budget of the > combination to the same level as a scrapped PC - with the latter winning > hands down on cost. TP-Link, eg. TP-LINK TL-SG321
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