[Cialug] Gigabit NICs

[David Bierce]

Ello --


For GigE I've had really good performance and compatibility (FreeBSD  
6.x ,Linux 2.6.x,Windows 2k+) with all of the Intel Pro/1000 flavor  
cards (Except the drivers don't come with most Windows installs.)   
The RealTek 8169 (in FreeBSD and Linux) has been pretty good.  The  
chipset is been pretty good but the manufacturing is truly "Chip de  
jour".

I've used several version of the Pro/1000, motherboard embeded, PCI,  
PCI-X, PCIe and it has all be a good experience.


On Nov 13, 2006, at 6:18 PM, jcbailey at code0.net wrote:

> Everyone-
>
> I'm looking for a suggestion for gigabit NICs for server use under  
> Linux.
> We're currently a NT/2k/2k3 shop on the Windows side and a Debian/ 
> Ubuntu
> shop on the Linux side. We're looking for a solid NIC that works  
> with the
> stock kernels in Sarge and Dapper. We have used the Linksys EG1032v2
> before with few issues, but Linksys has changed to the RTL8169  
> chipset in
> the v3. We're looking for a solid card that won't change chipsets  
> during
> the lifespan of the card. I've looked at the Intel PRO/1000 GT  
> cards and
> they seem pretty good for price/performance, but I haven't had any
> experience with them. Does anyone have any opinions for server NICs?
>
>
> Jon
>
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