Gigabit Ethernet cards?

[bscott at ntisys.com]

Hello world!

  Anyone here have any practical opinions on good Gigabit Ethernet interface
cards?  Likewise, bad experiences, teaching things to avoid, are also
valuable.

  I'm especially interested in how well the card works with Linux.  
Performance, stability, and driver support. Ideally, I like finding a
full-featured, GPL driver in a mainline kernel.  Third-party Open Source
drivers are also okay.  Binary-only modules are unacceptable.

  The motherboard of the server in question has some free 64-bit, PCI ver
2.1 slots, so that, at least, is not an issue.  System is currently running
a recent 2.4.x kernel.  Upgrading to the latest 2.4.x is no problem.  I
would prefer not to have to up to 2.6 just to get the driver to work, if
possible.

  We're in a situation where we are adding a card to an existing system.  
Up until now, all our work with gig has been with new stuff that shipped
with gig onboard, so the decision was largely made for us.  :)

  advTHANKSance

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Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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