re0 interface

[m4rtin]

Regardless of the NIC and modules used, I have always seen only fxp[0-9] as a network interface under FreeBSD. However, I have seen re0 and re1 in some BSD tutorials as a network interface. In which cases re[0-9] is used instead of fxp[0-9]? :OOO

 

[m4rtin]

:i

man 4 re

man 4 fxp

 

[SirDice]

Short explanation: Different driver, different interface name.

 

[Alt]

m4rtin fxp is intel chipset, re is realtek chipset.
There is many other drivers: em, sk, iwi, ath etc etc.