3com also makes some good IPSec hardware cards too, check out the 3cr990s on their website, they even support linux (even if its just at a driver level). I have used them under nt/2k and they're great. Leo Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 12 Aug 2001, Tim wrote: > > Rob Hudson wrote: > > > > > I'm reviewing 10/100 NIC cards this morning. I'm looking for a PCI > > > based 10/100 NIC of good quality for a Linux machine. > > If you actually want a good card, the guys who write the NIC drivers for > OpenBSD swear by the Intel etherexpress pro 100+. If you want to run an > interesting experiment, put any card in your machine and do a lot of > bandwidth crushing activity with any other card (except some 3Com cards) > and watch the CPU utilization. Then do the same with the Intel card. > You will then know why these cards are worth the extra $20. The new > ones even handle logic for IPSec so that you can actually run it faster > than 4mbps. > > Tim >
