<quote who="Minh Van Le">
> Is there any hardware traps I should look for (eg. onboard/offboard
> mainboards) that prohibits 3 or 4 regular nics to be used under Linux ?
> Is there a particular brand/type of mainboard/nic combo I should get ?
Plug them in, and they'll work. You'll only be caught out if you have a
dodgy motherboard with too many onboard devices (for any kind of server,
integrated is a bad idea).
> Also afaik there're problems with the NetGear FA311s with 2.4.x ? and
> people have suggested use of FA310s instead. Is this true ?
Get Intel EtherExpress cards or Tulips (chipset, not brand).
> What's the difference between OEM and Retail pricing ?
You don't get pretty manuals, and seldom disks.
- Jeff
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