Subject: Re: Recommendations for NIC
To: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
From: Ben Collver <collver@peak.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/06/2006 15:38:27
On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 10:29:01PM +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> In article <20060204141545.GD5671@sanctum.terrorpin.net>,
> 	Ben Collver <collver@peak.org> writes:
> > However, I have seen NetBSD fail to recognize Intel gigE chipsets that
> > are listed in the man page as supported.
> 
> Could you please let us know which ones? At least the manual page
> should be corrected.

The chipset is "Build in dual Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet".

The motherboard is documented here:
http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/Server/Products/Products_ServerBoard_GA-8ICXT.htm

I suspect that it isn't NetBSD's fault, but since it is integrated
hardware, it is difficult to tell for sure.

Cheers,

Ben