Re: [OT] 4 port ethernet cards in Linux?

From: Pedro M. Rodrigues (pmanuel@myrealbox.com)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 05:12:27 EST


   Yes, i am aware of the Dlink card. I have it here for a little less
that. I checked their web page and they only have drivers and
software providing fault tolerance and bonding for NT. If it had for
Linux then it would be a real bargain.

Pedro

On 25 Feb 00, at 8:17, Jarno Lahteenmaki wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Jeff Noxon wrote:
>
> > I just gave up on that same thing... I'm fed up with tulips and I
> > didn't get a good feeling for the Adaptec starfire driver. I
> > ordered 2-port Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 lan adapters yesterday,
> > and we plan to put two per machine. If you want to know how they
> > work out, e-mail me back. I'm not doing any channel bonding with
> > them though.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 08:05:09PM +0100, Pedro M. Rodrigues wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all! This may be off-topic, but does anyone has
> > > experience
> > > with 4 port ethernet cards in Linux? How good are their drivers,
> > > are they open-source and do they provide channel bonding with any
> > > kind of switching equipment? I´ve seen Phobos sell some with Linux
> > > support, but now they seem to just license the technology to
> > > OEM´s.
>
> I bought D-Link 4-port adapter which uses DEC DC21152 chipset.
> It work like a dream and it's fast. It is also very cheap. Here
> in Finland Adaptec and 3Com 2-port nics costs about $300. And 4-port
> D-Link nic costs only $230.
>
> --> Jarno Lähteenmäki (25.02.2000)
> --> Telecenter Oy / Espoo
>
>
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