Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:52:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:51:49 -0500 Received: from www.soccerchix.org ([64.23.60.113]:28179 "EHLO gib.soccerchix.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:51:13 -0500 Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:20:52 -0500 (EST) From: Blue Lang To: Thomas Schenk cc: LKML Subject: Re: Recommendations on Gigabit Ethernet Cards In-Reply-To: <1015011671.23135.27.camel@bagend.origin.ea.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. -- Blue Lang http://www.b-side.org/~blue editor, b-side.org http://www.b-side.org bug generation unit, alanthia mud alanthia.org 1536 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/