Subject: Re: ethernet throughput
To: Mark Boddy <mboddy@spitfire.com.au>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/07/2001 18:21:14
Mark Boddy wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> I am only new to NetBSD but I am setting up a IIci as a firewall/router.
> In setting up my hardware I have been careful to use well proven cards.
> Maybe I am being over cautious, but I went for Asante cards with DP83902AV
> and DP83902VF chips. This was so I don't have unexpected problems, for
> example, performance problems.
> 
> To the experts on the list; am I being over cautious?
> 
> I had some Sonic cards that I could have used but I went out and purchased
> the Asante cards (for $US2.50 each) just to be safe.
> 
> Does anyone have more up to date information about what are the proven cards
> than what is currently on the NetBSD webb pages?

believe it or not, the Ethernet Status page is actually fairly up-to-date
given the posts i've seen here on the mailing list.  if anyone has a card
that is not mentioned on that page, please send me a note so that i can
update it.

thanks!

colin