[Cialug] Gigabit NICs

[jcbailey at code0.net]

Thanks for the responses so far. As far as the tg3 cards, I had one in my
Dell 600m and didn't have any issues, but what manufacturers use this
card? We don't want to get stuck in an issue with the vendor changing
chipsets through the life of the product. Other than that, the PRO/1000s
sound great so far. We can get them for $31 from CDWG so it isn't too bad
of a deal.


Jon


> 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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