Seconding Rick here (I use 3C905b NICs). I just wanted to add an unfounded, untested, completely subjective remark regarding the desirability of using NICs that have "SERVER" in their designation. I suspect that these higher-end cards *may* have more built-in "smarts" than IMail Server can use or handle. I am not in the position to back up this hypothesis since my user base / traffic volume is much too small to effect a stress test but someone like Sanford and others might chime in with "lab results" which would confirm or refute my hunch. Kind of reminiscent of the Mail-to-Fax add-on where low-end faxmodems work best ;)
Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Leske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 17:17 Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Suggestions Please > 3com nics work ok.. all flavors > > ~Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Reinhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 1:56 PM > Subject: [IMail Forum] Suggestions Please > > > > Currently we have a Dell 2450 with an Intel Dual Port NIC and hangups > > are being averted by restarting the POP3 service by command line task > > schedules. I am loading a new Dell 2400 with 6 hard drives, 3 pairs each > > RAID 1 in order to split, System, Logs/Spool, and User boxes as > > suggested in the archives, so now I would like to try and avoid the > command > > line task scheduling if possible. > > > > A lot of discussion has revolved around NIC cards on IMail boxes and > > while some of the archives say 3Com 3c905b or 3c905c cards are fine, > > others say you should get one with SERVER specified, such as the > > 3C980-TX Fast Ethernet 10/100 Server PCI Network Interface Card NIC > > > > What is the consensus if any on this issue as to whether the 3Com cards > > for workstations are fine or I should get the server specific adapter? > > > > Anyone, not having issues with IMail connectivity, or POP3 hangups, or > > basically any issues at all that may relate back to the NIC are especially > > the people I would like to hear from. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Jeff Reinhardt > > XFire Software & XFire Web > > ________________________ > > http://www.xfireweb.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________ > > [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
