spamcop@smurfturf.net wrote:
> (Sorry if this get double posted. I believe I have sent it with the 
> wrong address the first time, waited a couple of hours and still  hasn't
> showed up, but it just does that some times. So I'm reposting  with the
> proper address)
> 
> Hi to all the NetBSD mac heads :)
> 
>     I figured since we're discussing networking it would be a good time 
> to come forward with this...
> I'm using NetBSD (currently version 2.1) on a Digital Audio PowerMac  G4
> (the PM). The PM runs as a server and has two nics, the onboard  gigabit
> and an extra 10/100 nic. The later is used to connect to the  lan and
> the former is on a direct link with the workstation (which  also has an
> extra nic for lan). Both machines have gigabit, this is  great because I
> transfer a lot of files between them. Sadly, NetBSD's  gem driver (used
> by most onboard PM cards) does not support Gigabit.  I've looked at the
> change list of v2.0 -> v3.0 and see that it has  not been addressed yet.
> Neither is it in the v3.0->v4.0 list. I know  for a fact that OpenBSD
> supports this feature (although I have not  tested it) =>
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&format=ascii
> 
> Is there any plans to update the driver?
> This is a widely used nic on the PowerMacs, I think it would be very 
> beneficial for the macppc port to have better gem support.

My QuickSilver G4 supports gigabit with the gem driver.  I know because
that's where I verified the support works.  Some of the older G4s with
multiple phys might not work correctly.
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Matt Thomas                     email: matt@3am-software.com
3am Software Foundry              www: http://3am-software.com/bio/matt/
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