Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card?

[Oliver Hansen]

Oliver Hansen wrote:
> I'm looking to eventually upgrade my home network to all gigabit so 
> I'm going to start by purchasing a few NICs for some old servers I 
> just received. I know there are quite a few supported by FreeBSD6 
> which I found ( 
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET ) but 
> I'm wondering if there is any real benefit in buying a $40 or $50 NIC 
> like the Netgear GA311 or just get a $20 NIC like the D-Link 
> DFE-530TX+. The use will probably be a firewall, proxy, file server, 
> and DVR. 
> <http://www.EagleBit.com/Netgear_GA311_Gigabit_PCI_Card_p/eb-400-00357.htm> 
>
>
Sorry, poor example with the D-Link. Actually the Trendnet TEG-PCITXR or 
the Encore ENLGA-1320 (if they are supported)

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Oliver Hansen
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