Re: Recommendations on Gigabit Ethernet Cards

Blue Lang (blue@b-side.org)
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:20:52 -0500 (EST)


On 1 Mar 2002, Thomas Schenk wrote:

> I am looking for recommendations on which of the gigabit ethernet cards
> supported by the 2.4.x (x >= 17) kernel I should use. Any guidance
> based on personal experience would be greatly appreciated. I am looking
> for recommendation based on performance and stability of the driver.

i've had decent results (excellent performance, occasional light glitches)
with the broadcom 1000bt copper ethernet cards, in both server and
workstation use. the only problems i've had with them are related to
trying to use them with fixed-speed ports attached to cisco switches. if
you put em all in a rack with a nice GB switch, they kick butt.

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