Subject: Re: network card recommendation
To: Analysis & Solutions <danielc@analysisandsolutions.com>
From: Tomas Svensson <tsn@gbdev.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/14/2002 13:03:49
AS> Can a few people here please tell me the make/model of the PCI network
AS> card(s) you are successfully using on a i386 system?  In particular,
AS> users who are hooked up to a network via DHCP.  Even more particularly,
AS> if there are some here, using Time Warner's cable modem service.

AS> I'm asking here, rather than taking the NetBSD hardware list at it's 
AS> word because I scored a card that's on the list but it's not working for 
AS> me.  WEEKS of tinkering lead to indications that the sip driver has 
AS> bugs.

If you don't want surprises, get a Intel EtherExpress (i82559), and
stay away from RealTek cards.

-Tomas