Subject: RE: Intel Dual Gigabit Adapter i82546GB not supported...
To: 'Christoph Kaegi' <kgc@zhwin.ch>
From: Li Mingyu <limingyu@huawei-3com.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 12/03/2004 09:36:00
What is the version of the NetBSD you used?

> 
> Hi
> 
> I am setting up two firewalls for which we bought two Dual 
> Gigabit Network Adapters of the above mentionned flavor.
> 
> While wondering, why the two ports show the same MAC Address, 
> I discovered the following in the manpage: wm(4)
> 
> --------------------------------- 8< 
> --------------------------------- BUGS
>      The Intel i82545GM and i82546GB controllers with 
> internal SERDES are not
>      currently supported.
> --------------------------------- 8< ---------------------------------
> 
> Ugh! Now im lost. Are there plans, to support this anytime 
> soon? What is an internal SERDES?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
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> Christoph Kaegi                                           kgc@zhwin.ch
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