Gigabit Ethernet cards?

Dan Jenkins dan at rastech.com
Thu Jun 10 13:53:00 EDT 2004


bscott at ntisys.com wrote:
>   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.

I've had good success with Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (in both 
the single and dual port versions). They've just worked under Mandrake 
9.1 (kernel 2.4) and higher.

-- 
Dan Jenkins (dan at rastech.com)
Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA --- 1-603-624-7272
*** Technical Support for over a Quarter Century



More information about the gnhlug-discuss mailing list