Marvell 88E8052 PCI-E LAN on FreeBSD 7.0

[Wojciech Puchar]

> Purely as an example: in my Wiki, section "Network devices", see the
> entry for the 88E8040 NIC.  I'm still working with Yong-Hyeon to try to
> get him access to a laptop that has this chip so he can write the
> driver.

the best solution is to not use that cards. it's producer's choice to 
loose some clients.

> I would urge you to go out and purchase an Intel Pro/1000 PT card, which
> runs for around 30-40 USD.  It's good to have a spare NIC on hand

i exactly did it everywhere i had such problems.

they are excellent