Subject: Re: Gigabit Ethernet support on gmac?
To: None <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
From: Monroe Williams <monroe@criticalpath.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/16/2001 11:08:55
on 10/16/01 10:35 AM, Jason R Thorpe at thorpej@wasabisystems.com wrote:

> If you use NetBSD-current, you should try the new "gem" driver.  The "gem"
> is the Sun Gig-E, which is the same as the Apple "GMAC".
> 
> The "gm" driver in the macppc port was apparently reverse-engineered,
> and the "gem" driver is MUCH more complete.

The machine I'm bringing up will be a pretty important production server.  I
was under the impression that it was less risky to use an official release
than to pick something off the -current branch.  Is this an accurate
statement?

-- monroe
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Monroe Williams                                  monroe@criticalpath.com