Am 2005-06-04 14:42:20, schrieb Simon Phillips: > All, > > I am after some general advice or info on people's experiences with > quad > port ethernet cards. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
I have one... > - Microtek Routerboard 24 (new, cheaper, if this works I'll be > laughing. They > use the National Semiconductor DP83816 chipset according to their > webpage) I do not know it. > - Microtek Routerboard 44 (I am very suspicious of these because they > use the > VIA Rhine chipset, and I had lockups and other annoying problems with > that > years ago - but if anyone can tell me otherwise, I'm still interested) This card is working very fine. Never had problems in the last 12 month. I have two of them in my Router. > - D-Link DFE-580TX (new and a bit more expensive) Works like a charm. > If anyone has any other suggestions that won't break the bank that > would also > be good. Since the actual PCs don't cost over AUD$500 I don't want to > spend > that much on network controllers. Keep in mind I will have to have > them I have bougt the "Microtek Routerboard 44" in the baltic states and payed 95 US$ per card. So you will need to add VAT, duty and international shiping... > shipped to Australia, or buy them in Australia. I know of the > DFE-570TX cards, > and would love to get my hands on some, but I can't find anywhere to > buy > them. :( Australia is a little bit fare away... :-) But a very nice country. > The other thing I am curious about is if this configuration is likely > to > cause any other problems. I have read e-mails on lists and so forth > saying > that there are limits on the number of Ethernet ports supported at > once, and > weird PCI bus or BIOS (i.e. AMIBIOS) behaviour that causes problems > with this > sort of setup. But they too, unfortunately, are out of date. Does > anyone > know if these problems are an issue with modern Linux setups such as > one > possible with modern hardware and Debian Sarge? The "Microtek Routerboard 44" works with WOODY and 2.4.27 here. > Please do not point me at the Ethernet-HOWTO or Hardware-HOWTO etc. > unless > there is a new version of them around. It is all well and good to :-) > Many thanks, > > Simon Phillips. Greetings Michelle -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/88452356 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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