RB wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 09:14, Gerald Leier <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I am looking toward the net4501 and its mini-pci socket and am wondering
>> if there are gigabit-friendly NICs available, and supported for this
>> form factor.
> 
> As has been noted many times on this list, there's no way the 4501
> will push gigabit speeds, it caps out somewhere between 25 and 35Mbps,
> depending on who's testing and how.  The 33MHz PCI bus will just
> barely push 1Gbps itself.  If you need gigabit, look elsewhere; if
> you're just trying to avoid an MTU mismatch, there are gigabit
> mini-pci cards (like Commell's MP-541-d) available a simple search

Which is intel 82541 and supports jumbo out to 16k consistent with most
other intel gbe chipsets.

this gets a lot simpler to source with a full sized pci slot, if it were
me I'd use a 4801 (while you still can) or a 5501. for more or less that
reason.

> away.  Be careful with power requirements - GbE draws considerably
> more current, as much as 1W more.

yeah a larger wall wart is in order.

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