Intel dual-port gigabit adapter?

From: John Rowe (rowe_at_excc.ex.ac.uk)
Date: 03/23/04

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    Intel do some reasonable-priced two and four port gigabit
    adapters. These look like the killer products for bridging and packet
    filtering.

    Does OpenBSD support these and if so does it manage to avoid using the
    PCI bus?

    Thanks

    John

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