Re: Realtek re(4) driver

[Vladimir Terziev]

Hi Dieter,

i have managed to download the driver from the link that you provided by just 
clicking the “Global” link.

Just let me know if you want me to send it to you.


Regards,

Vladimir


> On 11 Apr 2018, at 01:50, Dieter BSD  wrote:
> 
> Multiple people have found that FreeBSD's re(4) driver for Realtek
> Ethernet chips has problems.  Something like a rcp(1) with another
> FreeBSD box merely runs slower due to the stalls, but if the other end
> has buggy network code and/or if the transfer is forced to use UDP
> (Unreliable Data Protocol) data is lost.  :-(
> 
> Rumor has it that Realtek has a driver that works properly with FreeBSD.
> 
> FreeBSD's developers are apparently unable to:
> a) Fix the existing FreeBSD re(4) device driver so that it works correctly.
> b) Replace the existing FreeBSD re(4) device driver with Realtek's driver.
> c) Make Realtek's driver into a port/pkg.
> d) At least add a warning to the re(4) man page, with the URL for
>   Realtek's driver.
> 
> Therefore every user with Realtek Ethernet chips are forced to somehow
> discover that Realtek has a working driver, then somehow obtain a copy
> of this mythical driver, get it to compile and build a custom kernel.
> They then need to write a test suite and verify that Realtek's driver
> does in fact work properly for their applications.
> 
> I am currently suffering data loss due to this.  Therefore I am
> attempting to obtain a copy of the mythical Realtek device driver.
> I managed to find
> 
>> http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=4=13=5=5=4=3=false
> 
> But it does not work for me.  It has a listing for
> 
>> Description Version Update Time File Size Download Site 1
>> FreeBSD 7.x and 8.0 1.942017/9/15   93k   Global
> 
> The machine with the re ports is running 10.3, hopefully the 7&8 code
> will compile and work on 10.  But the real problem is that clicking on
> "Global" does not work.  Some browsers do nothing.  Firefox creates
> a new window with http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
> which is going backwards.  I was expecting something like a tar file
> containing the source code.
> 
> I also tried google, and emailing a FreeBSD user that runs the Realtek
> driver, but both pointed me to the above non-working URL.  I'm
> told that seamonkey works, but...
> 
> So my question is: could someone please tell me the URL that points
> *directly* to the mythical Realtek device driver?  (without
> the broken javascheist garbage)
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Re: Realtek re(4) driver for FreeBSD 4.x?

[Ragnar Lonn]

Thanks, I downloaded it but it looks as if that's the rl(4) driver. It 
only works for

Realteks FastEthernet NICs, not the gigabit Ethernet ones.

Regards,

 /Ragnar

John Mok wrote:



Did you try the driver for FreeBSD 4.x from Realtek?

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?series=16Software=True 



Regards,  John Mok


Ragnar Lonn wrote:


Hi,

I have a couple of D-link gigabit-ethernet cards that I'd like to run 
on FreeBSD 4.11

but it seems the driver only exists for FreeBSD 5.x.

I saw that a certain Barry Bouwsma (who happens to be an old 
acquaintance of mine),
had made an attempt at porting the re(4) driver to FreeBSD 4 but I 
don't know if
he has been successful or not and I can't find any email address to 
him that seems

to be working (the NOSPAM.dyndns.dk address seems to be down).

So - does anyone know if there is a working re(4) driver for FreeBSD 4.x
and also, does anyone know how to reach Barry??

Regards,

 /Ragnar

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Re: Realtek re(4) driver for FreeBSD 4.x?

[John Mok]

Dear Ragnar,

I am sorry I did not aware that you need the gigabit Ethernet drivers 
for FreeBSD 4.x. If it is the Realtek 8169 chipset, please try this one :-


http://152.104.125.9/cn/nic/rtl8169rtl8169sbrtl8110sb/bsd-8169s(120)0909.zip

Anyway, after some searching, I am sure you could get the driver you 
need from there.


John Mok


Ragnar Lonn wrote:

Thanks, I downloaded it but it looks as if that's the rl(4) driver. It 
only works for

Realteks FastEthernet NICs, not the gigabit Ethernet ones.

Regards,

 /Ragnar

John Mok wrote:



Did you try the driver for FreeBSD 4.x from Realtek?

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?series=16Software=True 



Regards,  John Mok


Ragnar Lonn wrote:


Hi,

I have a couple of D-link gigabit-ethernet cards that I'd like to 
run on FreeBSD 4.11

but it seems the driver only exists for FreeBSD 5.x.

I saw that a certain Barry Bouwsma (who happens to be an old 
acquaintance of mine),
had made an attempt at porting the re(4) driver to FreeBSD 4 but I 
don't know if
he has been successful or not and I can't find any email address to 
him that seems

to be working (the NOSPAM.dyndns.dk address seems to be down).

So - does anyone know if there is a working re(4) driver for FreeBSD 
4.x

and also, does anyone know how to reach Barry??

Regards,

 /Ragnar

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Re: Realtek re(4) driver for FreeBSD 4.x?

[John Mok]

Did you try the driver for FreeBSD 4.x from Realtek?
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?series=16Software=True
Regards,  John Mok
Ragnar Lonn wrote:
Hi,
I have a couple of D-link gigabit-ethernet cards that I'd like to run 
on FreeBSD 4.11
but it seems the driver only exists for FreeBSD 5.x.

I saw that a certain Barry Bouwsma (who happens to be an old 
acquaintance of mine),
had made an attempt at porting the re(4) driver to FreeBSD 4 but I 
don't know if
he has been successful or not and I can't find any email address to 
him that seems
to be working (the NOSPAM.dyndns.dk address seems to be down).

So - does anyone know if there is a working re(4) driver for FreeBSD 4.x
and also, does anyone know how to reach Barry??
Regards,
 /Ragnar
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