Intel Network Card Support
Drew Tomlinson
drew at mykitchentable.net
Sat Jul 12 10:12:42 PDT 2003
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <stenchmaster at blackhelicopters.org>
To: <questions at freebsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:18 AM
> Hello,
>
> On the FBSD hardware compatability list I see numerous Intel Pro/100
> nics supported. It also states "On-board Ethernet NICs on many Intel
> motherboards". I am purchasing a Dell PowerEdge 650 with a Intel Pro
> 1000XT Gigabit NIC-Cooper. Does anyone know if this is supported by
> FreeBSD? Has anyone had any problems with this NIC? I'm not sure if
> this is covered by the general statement on the hardware list.
I have a Dell workstation at my office. It has an integrated NIC in the
motherboard that is a Intel 1000 mb. I don't know if it's the exact one
you are purchasing but it works with FBSD 4.8. Here's a clip from my
dmesg:
em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.5.31>
Cheers,
Drew
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