On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 03:11:56PM -0500, Greg Skouby wrote:
> I know this doesn't belong on -hackers so I apologize in advance. However,
> it seems like the right time and place to ask with the conversation going
> on. How *broke* is the if_fxp driver? We have them onboard in a handful
> of pretty low traffic dell machines and have them in a dell machine
> that pushes a Mb/sec with absolutely no problems at all. So what exactly
> are you advocating Dennis? Should we avoid them at all costs and go with
> something else or just use them and hope they don't break?
If they work for you then the primary problem Dennis is complaining
about doesn't effect you since you have a supported PHYs. Frankly, if
you're NIC is doing what you want don't worry about it. If it becomes a
problem, the most expensive 10/100 nic you could possiably buy is less
the $100 bucks so worry about it then.
-- Brooks
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