Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-09-19 Thread BulkMailForRudy
Hot Lava makes some interesting cards using the Intel chipset:   https://www.hotlavasystems.com/products_40gbe.html You can get a 2x 40Gbps card, configure port1 as 40Gbps, and the second port as 4x 10Gbps ports with a breakout cable.  According to a quick call to their support number, the 4 p

Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-09-09 Thread Dustin Marquess
I second the recommendation for Chelsio. I had brand new retail Intel 40GE NICs (4 x 10GE) and I got so frustrated with the bugs that I sold them used on eBay just to recoup some of the cost. -Dustin On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 6:41 AM Robert Heron wrote: > > Hi, > > I need to use a 10 Gbps, 2 port

Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-09-04 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I just wanted to say that I got several Intel 10 GBE cards: vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = 'Ethernet Controller 10G X550T' and while FreeBSD support seems strong, they will not hold a 10G connection with my UniFi swtich. The talk 1G just fine, but even with the most expens

Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-09-04 Thread Muenz, Michael
Am 03.09.2019 um 22:33 schrieb BulkMailForRudy: I've been using Intel for years and they are great; however, I am building a new router and got all Chelsio cards (recommended on various tuning posts). If you just need 2 port copper, get a supermicro board with 10Gbps built into the motherbo

Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-09-03 Thread BulkMailForRudy
I've been using Intel for years and they are great; however, I am building a new router and got all Chelsio cards (recommended on various tuning posts). If you just need 2 port copper, get a supermicro board with 10Gbps built into the motherboard. Search for "chelsio freebsd tuning" and j

10 Gbps NIC - advice needed

2019-08-29 Thread Robert Heron
Hi, I need to use a 10 Gbps, 2 port NIC (copper RJ-45) with FreeBSD 11.3R amd64. Which NIC (manufacturer and model) would you recommend as the most trouble-free and reliable? Maybe some Intel? Robert ___ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https:/