> I need to replace my old and trusted 10Mhz NIC with a 100Mhz variety and > was wondering what experiences people have had with "100Mhz" NIC's..
I'm sure you mean Mb/s instead of MHz. > > Are some faster than others, Does a $20 Card work as good as $100+ type > card ?? (IE: Do I get more bang for buck?) Bus mastering, burst rates, CPU loads duplexing, latency etc. etc. etc. Yes, in my experience, generally an expensive one performs better. Meaning 3Com or Intel for example. > > Any gotcha's for the unwary or can I safely go and buy a Cheap > D-Link/surecom (to name just two) and be safe knowing it will work and > work well. > > Oh Yeah, PCI NIC's I am referring to. Our rule of thumb at this company is Intel in servers with higher loads, D-Link in workstations with lower loads. YMMV Regards, Edward. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
