Hello, I believe that CardBus maxes out at 132MB/sec, so it should handle a gigabit link, barely, but it may be better to go with an ExpressCard solution. An ExpressCard 1.0 slot should go up to 320MB/sec (2.5Gbit/s), so that may be a more efficient solution.
Here are a few "name brand" cards I found which might work: Belkin Gigabit Ethernet ExpressCard http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=277569 Sonnet Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro ExpressCard|34 http://www.sonnettech.com/product/prestogigproec34.html StarTech 1Port ExpressCard Gigabit Laptop Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card http://www.startech.com/Networking-IO/Adapter-Cards/1-Port-ExpressCard-Gigabit-Laptop-Ethernet-NIC-Network-Adapter-Card~EC1000S I have no experience with any of these, and don't regularly work with Solaris or Linux these days, so you may need to do some prequalifications with vendor tech support first (which is why I picked those vendors, since they may be able to answer questions about chipsets and compatibility better). Regards, Aryeh Goretsky At 10:00 AM 6/30/2012, you wrote:
------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:30:22 -0700 From: "Paul Khoury" <[email protected]> Subject: [Thinkpad] Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express/Cardbus card To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <C1CE573EDE084C8489BAF381E027D8F1@wisconsin> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Now I'm stuck. I'm trying to use a spare T60 as a router, but I can't find a gigabit card that works. I have the Netgear GA311, but it's a piece of crap and doesn't work with Solaris and only sometimes works with Linux. Anyone know of any cards still out there that have either Intel, 3COM, or Broadcom chipsets? Thanks, Paul ------------------------------
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