from Dave Cottlehuber:
> > On Fri, 21 Jun 2019, at 04:33, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> > Is it possible to build and install FreeBSD so as to be bootable and access
> > the internet with an Ethernet card that doesn't work in FreeBSD?
> > Could Ethernet support be obtained through UEFI?
> > Or could FreeBSD be installed on another computer or on a NAS NFS share?
> > NAS would probably not have TFTP but would have NFS and iSCSI capability.
> > Motherboard has PXE capability. Server OS for FreeBSD installation on other
> > computer could be NetBSD, where the Ethernet (Realtek 8111E or 8168, re(4)
> > driver) works well.
> Tom
> Hi Tom
> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html
> NDIS may do what you want but it may suck.
> In terms of time vs effort a 15$ USB Ethernet dongle is going to be your best
> result. If this is a server consider getting a 2nd hand intel NIC. I can get
> a 4 port pci intel Gb for under 100$ years which is more than sufficient.
> Lower spec cards will be even cheaper.
> There are references on the forums and mailing lists with ones that work for
> both USB and iNICs.
> Dave
NDIS is not dependable in my experience, and I have had instances of the kernel
failing to compile with NDIS.
How dependable are USB Ethernet dongles to work with FreeBSD?
How do I find the USB Ethernet dongles on the forums and mailing lists? Needle
in the haystack?
Tom
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