At 11:29:39.06 on 30-JAN-2012 in message <CAC4i1z3yPmJOTUrvaXfsz=v8tkyarqqohs0ptdny04a6g7v...@mail.gmail.com>, David Eisner <deis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm putting together a system to serve as a dedicated OpenBSD >firewall. I want to know whether the network interfaces are supported >by OpenBSD. > >The system I'm looking at is a Dell Optiplex 790. Here is what Dell's >website has to say about the NICs in question: > > * On board: (LOM) Intel. Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Ethernet. > * Second NIC: Broadcom 5722 NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe Gigabit NIC >Card, Full Height > >Unfortunately there are no model numbers. It looks like the em [1] >and bnx [2] drivers might provide support. Is this likely? > >Thanks. > >-David > >[1] http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&arch=i386&sektion=4 >[2] http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bnx&arch=i386&sektion=4 > According to Dell's documentation (at http://support.dell.com), the OptiPlex 790 LOM is an Intel 82579LM, specifically cited by em(4). I believe you've already identified the Broadcom model (i.e. BCM5722); it appears this is handled by bge(4): http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bge&arch=i386&sektion=4 Regards, Mike
