Michael D. Spence wrote:
> I need to add another NIC to my NetBSD 1.6-based firewall.  I 
> currently have three:
>  
> - ex0, 3Com 3c905 running at 100Mb,
> - tlp0, ADMtek AN985 also at 100Mb, and
> - ep0, 3Com 3c509, which runs at 10 Mb.
>  
> I need to add another 100Mb NIC.  This is an old, slow (166 Mhz) 
> computer, so
> I'd want the NIC to do the heavy lifting (DMA transfers, etc.). 
>  
> I'm guessing 3c905's are no longer available at the local Microcenter 
> Warehouse.  What
> should I look for along this line?
>  
>  
>  
> Michael D. Spence
> Mockingbird Data Systems, Inc.
>  
In the retail channel it's hard to find good 100baseTX-cards
these days, everything is based on realtek 8139.

fxp(4) based Intel pro/100 cards are nice and apparently dirt
cheap at Ebay, you can get a 25 pack for $31.99.