[geeks] Four-port PCI Ethernet?

[Phil Stracchino]

On 07/06/10 14:32, Joshua Boyd wrote:
>> - Will a Sun PCI qfe work in PC hardware?
> 
> It should since it is reported to work in PCs running OpenSolaris.  I
> haven't tried it myself yet though.  I have a Via PC I've been meaning
> to stick a qfe into and setup FreeBSD or OpenBSD on it.

OK, that much I was figuring was likely.

>> - If so, will OpenBSD x86 talk to it?  (The hme is on the OpenBSD/i386
>> HCL, but the qfe isn't.)
> 
> FreeBSD says it will, but what that means for OpenBSD, I don't know
> without trying.

Note to self:  Better download the latest OpenBSD ISOs while I can...

>> - What other options exist to get four 10/100 ports in a single 32-bit
>> PCI slot in an x86 box?
> 
> Search ebay.  There is a DEC card out there that should work pretty much
> everywhere.  There is a Znyx card that I don't know anything
> about. There is an Adaptec card that has FreeBSD and OpenBSD drivers 
> listed.  

I've done the obvious web searches, and haven't thus far managed to find
anything except Sun QFEs, which is why I asked for pointers on that score.


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