Good gigabit NIC for 4.11?

. at babolo.ru . at babolo.ru
Sat Dec 24 05:59:38 PST 2005


> Julian Elischer wrote:
> > "."@babolo.ru wrote:
> > >>I've been Googling up a storm but I am having trouble finding
> > >>recommendations for a good gigabit ethernet card to use with 4.11. The
> > >>Intel part numbers I found in the em readme are a few years old now, and
> > >>I can't quite determine how happy people are with other chipsets despite
> > >>my searches.
> > >>
> > >>I'm looking for a basic PCI 1-port card with jumbo frame support if
> > >>possible--I can live without it. Either way, stability is much more
> > >>important than performance.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >em for PCI32x33MHz works good up to 250Mbit/s, not more
> > >em for PCI64x66MHz works up to about 500Mbit/s without polling
> Please specify the packet size (distribution) you've got these numbers
> from.
average 500..1000 bytes/packet, quagga with 3 full views, Athlon XP 2400+
on MPX mobo.



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