Where do I get NIC drivers from?

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sysop1911

As per my previous thread, I installed FreeBSD 8.2 on a Dell Optiplex GX620. I looked up the NIC type on Dell's website. It's a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx. Where do I get these drivers from and how do I install them? Are they in the ports directory? I do not have any network connectivity now, obv. Thanks.
 
% man -k broadcom
Code: 
[b]bce(4)                   - Broadcom NetXtreme II (BCM5706/5708/5709/5716) PCI/PCIe Gigabit Ethernet adapter driver[/b]
bcmfw(8)                 - firmware download utility for Broadcom BCM2033 chip based Bluetooth USB devices
bfe(4)                   - Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device Driver
bge(4)                   - Broadcom BCM57xx/BCM590x Gigabit/Fast Ethernet driver
bwi(4)                   - Broadcom BCM43xx IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver
bwn(4)                   - Broadcom BCM43xx IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver
ubsec(4)                 - Broadcom and BlueSteel uBsec 5x0x crypto accelerator
ubtbcmfw(4)              - Firmware driver for Broadcom BCM2033 chip based Bluetooth USB devices
Installation instructions are in the Handbook.

Fonz
 
Drivers are either already built in or you're out of luck. There's no need to download drivers from a vendor. Most vendors don't even have Linux drivers let alone FreeBSD. Intel being the notable exception.

You may get a non-supported network card working with ndisgen(8) but I haven't heard many success stories.
 
There are a few drivers in ports, and some vendors provide their own FreeBSD driver code outside of ports and base. Mainstream stuff like bce(4) is all in base.
 
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