On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Matthew Tedder wrote:
> Are you suggesting PXE now comes standard on all PCI
> cards nowadays? For experimentation, I recently got a
> set-top box case that uses mini-ITX boards, has USB
> and PS/2 port on front and has a PCI slot on the back.
>
>
> My two (soon to be three) labs biggest point of
> failure is in the switches. It's very infrequent
> (about once every couple of months) but devistating
> when it does occur. So the extra PCI card is critical
> in setting up a reduntant network....if I want to
> propose this solution for a new building going up down
> here...with some 200+ workstations.
>
> The problem remains that the fanless Eden board's
> PCI with riser faces the side, not the back of the
> card (where all the ports are.
>
> Is there a PCI extender type thing with a ribbon
> cable? That would be perfect... Only getting an
> external power brick would make it better. Don't know
> why they put an internal power supply to a fanless
> set-top box case, knowing it's going to get hot. But
> in my case, I want it for maintainability.
>
Matthew,
no, not *all* pci network cards come pxe enabled, but many do. a
quick googling "nic, pci, pxe" comes up with dlink, 3com, and many more.
pci riser - i'm sure that cables exist somewhere. casetronic boxes
come with the connector cards, if your box doesn't have one, check if you
can plug in a mini-pci card. if you can fit it in (maybe after cutting off
the bracket), run the network cable into the box. you may need to drill a
hole, but you should be able to fit in a network card.
running hot - get a replacement fan for the psu, something with
decent ball bearings. look for at least triple cfm count than the original
fan. this will keep the box cool. casetronic comes with an external brick
pushing 12V to the internal power board. i think ilan electronics makes
both the brick and the board. it might be an option to consider. julius
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