Network Card Compatiblity
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I want to know if the newest release of PfSense will support some hardware I'm looking at purchasing. I checked the FreeBSD notes it's built on but can't find a decent match.
Can someone please tell me if this will work together?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16856205006
Uses Dual Broadcom 57788 LAN -
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That's supported by bge in FreeBSD 8.3, but I don't see it in 8.1's bge. Probably would have to run 2.1 for that NIC to work.
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That's supported by bge in FreeBSD 8.3, but I don't see it in 8.1's bge. Probably would have to run 2.1 for that NIC to work.
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compatibility listWith some help from your posts I've tracked this down in one of the notes sections..
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+8.1-RELEASE
The bge driver provides support for various NICs based on the Broadcom
BCM570x, 5714, 5721, 5722, 5750, 5751, 5752, 5761, 5784, 5789 and 57780
families of Gigabit Ethernet controller chips.They say 57780 family. and this is a 57788, looks like it should unless I'm not reading this correctly?
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I think I'd be quite hesitant to spend money on a no-name box like that.
Even major companies like ASUS are sourcing from the sweatshops of mainland China these days. And we're seeing failure rates as high as 20-25% because they're channeling Jack Tramiel and using us as the final QA stations! So what can we realistically expect from a source that's totally anonymous and therefore has no reputation to lose?
Most of the stuff from the sweatshops seems to be house-branded generics anyway, but at least some house-branders seem willing to pay a nickel more per unit and have them passed through some sort of final QA before shoveling them onto the boat. But something that calls itself "OEM Production"? Probably not.