On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Chris Buechler <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Jim Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It strikes me that if you only care about 10/100 Ethernet, you could also > > use a USB - Ethernet adapter. > > Not sure there are any with reliable drivers, though I haven't > experimented much at all with them, just going by user feedback. Those > who try them seem to consistently report they should be supported but > don't work (do things like constantly cycling NIC link), or they cause > kernel panics. Or they just aren't supported, they seem to be amongst > the hardest at finding something supported, thanks to vendors who > change chipsets without changing card model #s. > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > I am going to have to echo Chris's sentiments on this one. While I have never tried USB-Ethernet devices with pfSense, I have tried them with many other systems and software packages. I have yet to see one that is reliable (i.e. sustained > 1-day consistent throughput at any speed). I would be extremely hesitant to use these devices in a production system. Moshe -- Moshe Katz -- [email protected] -- +1(301)867-3732
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