On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 09:25:32PM -0400, Chris Buechler wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Jim Thompson <j...@netgate.com> wrote: > > > > It strikes me that if you only care about 10/100 Ethernet, you could also > > use a USB - Ethernet adapter. > > Not sure there are any with reliable drivers, though I haven't > experimented much at all with them, just going by user feedback. Those > who try them seem to consistently report they should be supported but > don't work (do things like constantly cycling NIC link), or they cause > kernel panics. Or they just aren't supported, they seem to be amongst > the hardest at finding something supported, thanks to vendors who > change chipsets without changing card model #s.
I used a Linksys USB 10/100 ethernet adapter to talk a 6Mbps DSL connnection in a Multi-WAN setup on pfSense 1.2 for 2 years, 4 or 5 years ago. The machine no longer exists. We didn't notice any problems with it. YMMV. -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lamb...@lambertfam.org _______________________________________________ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
