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net/realtek-re-kmod198 198.00.1501000

Kernel driver for Realtek PCIe Ethernet Controllers

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fixed
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Port info

Maintainer
george@m5p.com
Packages
latest: 198.00.1501000
Upstream
up to date
Last update
to 198.00.1501000 · 3a1ad9e8a4
Quarterly
2026Q4: 198.00.1501000
WWW
https://github.com/alexdupre/rtl_bsd_drv
Links
cgit · VuXML

Install

Package
# pkg install realtek-re-kmod198
installs 198.00.1501000 from latest; from quarterly (2026Q4) 198.00.1501000
Port
# cd /usr/ports/net/realtek-re-kmod198 && make install clean
Size
101 KiB download · 1.0 MiB installed
Depends on
nothing
License
BSD4CLAUSE
pkg-message
Shown after installing
Add the following lines to your /boot/loader.conf
to override the built-in FreeBSD re(4) driver.

if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"

By default, the size of allocated mbufs is enough
to receive the largest Ethernet frame supported
by the card.  If your memory is highly fragmented,
trying to allocate contiguous pages (more than
4096 bytes) may result in driver hangs.
For this reason the value is tunable at boot time,
e.g. if you don't need Jumbo frames you can lower
the memory requirements and avoid this issue with:

hw.re.max_rx_mbuf_sz="2048"

Packages by version and architecture

latest

FreeBSD versionamd64aarch64i386
FreeBSD 16198.00.1600029198.00.1600027–
FreeBSD 15198.00.1501000198.00.1501000–
FreeBSD 14198.00.1404000198.00.1404000198.00.1404000

quarterly (2026Q4)

FreeBSD versionamd64aarch64i386
FreeBSD 15198.00.1501000198.00.1501000–
FreeBSD 14198.00.1404000198.00.1404000198.00.1404000

version as in the ports tree (latest) or the most common one (quarterly) · different version · ✗ not built · – no packages for this platform. Package sets that have not been rebuilt for 60 days are left out.

Unaddressed and VuXML only (0)

No unaddressed CVE and nothing reported by pkg audit for the packaged version 198.00.1501000.

Fixed (0)

No VuXML entries for this package.

Problem reports (0) · open in Bugzilla, most recently changed first

None.

Commits (5)

Koichiro Iwao (meta) · 198.00.1501000
net/realrek-re-kmod198: Undeprecate and pass maintainership

As discussed in bug 275883, this port is still needed by some users.
Passing maintainership to the user who is still using affected Realtek
chips.

PR:		289012
3a1ad9e8a4
Koichiro Iwao (meta) · 198.00
net/realtek-re-kmod198: extend EXPIRATION_DATE + 3 months

I pushed an unintended date.

PR:		275883
6ab9144869
Koichiro Iwao (meta) · 198.00
net/realtek-re-kmod198: Deprecate and set expiration date to 2025-12-31

This port is created to stick with version 198.00 to avoid the issue on
bug 275882.  There is now a workaround, disabling checksum offloading,
so we no longer have to stick with the old version.

PR:		275882
8a4d50e906
Koichiro Iwao (meta) · 198.00
net/realrek-re-kmod198: fix build on FreeBSD 15

Apply 4ca9ea9d4060a4a494456a0e56306bd508fe20e8 to this port.
758a6b2786
Koichiro Iwao (meta) · 198.00
net/realrek-re-kmod198: add port for 198 version

as a workaround for bug 275882. This port can be retired when the bug is
resolved completely.

Many people need the 198 version because of the hang-up issue. Another
set of people need 199 because of another issue. This port is needed to
satisfy both sets of people until complete until a complete solution for
275882 is found.

PR:		275882
Sponsored by:	Cybertrust Japan
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