Calvin Webster wrote:
I went with the Intel Pro/100 MT Quad Port Server Adapter, but got a
rude surprise after it arrived!
Contrary to all the sales literature, the card will _NOT_ fit in the
standard 32-bit PCI slot, at least not those available in any local PC
hardware, including the passive-backplane industrial rack-mount PC's
purchased for this project. I did a lot of searching on the Intel site
before purchasing it specifically to determine if it would fit, but
everything indicated it would fit.
After more searching I found an obscure notice that it will fit only 3.3
volt, 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots (key on inboard end of slot). It will not
fit in 5 volt, 33 MHz slots (key on outboard end of slot) or "universal"
3.3/5 volt slots.
http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/1000mtquad/sb/cs-009537.htm
Now I've got an expensive card that I have to find another use for and
I'll have to make do with fewer ports on its intended host.
--Cal Webster
A solution for lots of ports is to use 802.1q vlans. You do need a
switch capable of vlan managment but you can then have as many ethernet
ports as you want.
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