100 mbps fiber card for FreeBSD 6?

[Richard Tector]

Erik wrote:
> Anyone have any good experiences with 100mbps fiber cards for FreeBSD?
> There don't seem to be many people trying to use this (admittedly
> slightly dated) technology.  The 3CR990B-FX-97 from 3Com works with
> the txp driver (with a patch so that the card is recognized), however
> that driver itself is broken, even with copper cards.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a card that will function well under FreeBSD?

In my opinion you'd be better of getting a 100baseFX <-> 100baseTX media 
converter and then a well supported 100/1000baseT card if the 
application allows.
Alternatively, I've used the 100baseFX Intel cards in the past which use 
the well looked after fxp driver.

Regards,

Richard
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