Ian Clark <mrroos...@gmail.com> writes: > On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 at 11:59, Martin Husemann <mar...@duskware.de> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 12:29:57PM +0200, Rocky Hotas wrote: >> > I am looking for a discrete card, which is at least 10/100 Mbps full >> > duplex. Gigabit ethernet is optional but welcome. The case is Small Form >> > Factor, so the card should be Low Profile. >> > >> > Available slots are: PCI, PCI Express x1, x4, x16. I am not sure about >> > the PCI Express version, but according to dmidecode it should be 2 >> >> Most random cheap PCIe cards that you can get are re(4) using a realtek >> chipset and work well with NetBSD (in my experience). >> > I've had good experience with the Intel Pro/1000 PCI-E NICs, IIRC they > come with low profile brackets. (Actually running FreeBSD at the mo, > but the box ran NetBSD for years, and I've deffo booted 8.99 kernels > on this card. Always found the inel stuff reliable under NetBSD). > > They were faster for gig than the Realtek stuff I tried. (To be fair, > probably going back 10+ years though). > > Cheers, > > Ian
Yes, I agree the Intel Pro cards work pretty well.. I tend to pick up used "Intel PRO/1000 PT (82571EB)", which are dual nics (probably server pulls). Very often I will end up flashing newer firmware to them, as the used ones I have gotten have run older firmware. Simply use a thumb drive booting DR-DOS with the Intel updater program on it. Depending on your case, you may want to add a small fan to the heat sink if they are busy as they can get warm. I had one in a case that did not quite circulate the air well enough to keep it as cool as I liked and a small fan running off spare +5v power dealt with that. -- Brad Spencer - b...@anduin.eldar.org - KC8VKS - http://anduin.eldar.org
