VLANs operate at Layer 2 (the data link layer) of the OSI model. So, the support of this feature is independent of the NIC. You can just configure your kernel to support it.
On 19 August 2011 11:58, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > Can anyone here recommend either: > > *) A server-grade motherboard with *lots* of PCI slots, or > *) A NIC that supports VLAN (802.1Q) > > Of course, either should be Linux- (hence, Gentoo-) compatible. > > Thank you beforehand. > > > -- > -- > Pandu E Poluan - IT Optimizer > My website: http://pandu.poluan.info/ > > -- Kind regards, Denis Bondar
