Thanks for all the advice - I dug up an old 3Com 905B card and will give that a try...
Next question - how do I prevent the other network card (module) from loading in CentOS? Martin Kevin Anderson wrote: > Get a 905b. Not a 905c. I always had better luck with the "b" > revision. There are differences. "C" uses a different driver than "A" > and "B", and I just was never the equal, IMHO. > > Kev. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gustin Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:47 AM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Good network card > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Martin Glazer wrote: >> I'm looking for stability and consistency and we are still in the >> process of testing using EL5 and the new kernel and so haven't made >> the switch. >> >> I only actually need 100Mbps as the bandwidth demands should not be > great. > > Intel Pro100 and 3-com 3c905 get my vote here, though I picked up a > couple of those Netgears at VFX for ~$20 each. > >> Martin >> >> bogi wrote: >>> Just out of curiocity, why not EL5 ? >>> I used EL4 with built in Broadcom cards, and they wokred OK. But i >>> only ran them at 10 and 100 Mbps ... >>> >>> Cheers >>> Szemir >>> >>> On August 30, 2007 10:42, Martin Glazer wrote: >>> >>>> Hey, >>>> >>>> I'm looking for recommendations on a well supported, STABLE, network > >>>> card to use in a new Linux server. >>>> >>>> I just setup a brand new Intel server which has dual built in nic's >>>> - Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller, running > >>>> kernel 2.6.9-42.ELsmp. >>>> >>>> There appears to be an issue with the driver for this card and even >>>> after installing the latest driver, I am still seeing some network > issues. >>>> So I'de like to install a new network card that is known to work >>>> well - any thoughts or suggestions. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Martin >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> clug-talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFG1wKmwRXgH3rKGfMRAk2XAKCHN05S+LxfCEZgUMzQnq5FqFFrLACgsQ16 > HZgIOjBAhGCIURgonO5yBak= > =N94k > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
