Re: [gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:29, Christian Spoo wrote: > > How about an Intel NIC? In my experience these are far less expensive than > those offered by the server vendors. I know that they support VLAN and they > are supported by Linux. Aha! Thanks for the tip! Off now to find a local distributor

Re: [gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Christian Spoo
How about an Intel NIC? In my experience these are far less expensive than those offered by the server vendors. I know that they support VLAN and they are supported by Linux. Regards, Christian Spoo Von: Pandu Poluan mailto:pa...@poluan.info>> Antworten an: "gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org

Re: [gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:25, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:18, Denis Bondar wrote: >> >> 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. > >

Re: [gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:18, Denis Bondar wrote: > 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. > I know, it should be that way. But I had this Gigabit D-Link NI

Re: [gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Denis Bondar
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 wrote: > Can anyone here recommend either: > > *) A server-grade motherboard with *

[gentoo-server] Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots *or* VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
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/