[Soekris] Hifn support - good news!!

[Gabe E. Nydick]

Maybe some of you already know this, but I couldn't find any indication and I've searched high and low, but the Hifn driver fix is coming.. FROM Hifn!!

I contacted them asking for support and this is what I got back...

> Gabe,
>Thanks for your interest in Hifn products.
>I'm sure that the folks at Soekris are quite correct, there is nothing
>wrong with their hardware.
>The problems are in the OpenBSD driver for the 7956 and in the Open
>Cryptography Framework itself.
>We have spent an inordinate amount of time troubleshooting these
>problems and are about to
>release the fruits of our labor.  There will be a FreeBSD version with
>all bugs fixed available 
>from the Hifn extranet in about three weeks.  Once it has been uploaded
>you are welcome
>to try that version.  I'm sure that you will find it both more reliable
>as well as more performant
>than the version that you are using now.
>
>If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
>
>Hank Cohen
>Hifn