[Cialug] Gigabit NICs

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

I'm using the intel GB nic's.   I have been for about 18 months on RHEL
and Centos, without issue.  They work well get along with my dell
switch.  

Google them and you should be able to find some that were bulk packaged
for $25-$50 a piece.

:) Dave 

On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 18:18, 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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