Hi Remco, Intel is good so also is 3c9x series. I think either of them is good enough for you, I have use both of them before and they are quite okay. But if you still insist on a preference any, maybe I will pick Intel. Regards, Jones On Tue, 10 April 2001, Remco van de Meent wrote: > > Hi! > > I'm currently looking into building a system, possibly running Linux, > that should be able to handle a few hundred megabits of network > traffic, sustained. I've been informed that Linux (2.4.x) should be > able to handle such rates given hardware that is powerful > > Apart from things like processing power, I also need a NIC that can > handle such data rates. I have found several cards produced by various > vendors: > > o 3com 3c985b or 3c996-t > o syskonnect sk-98xx > o intel gig ethernet 1000/pro > > I'm wondering if there's anyone out there familiar with these products > who could give advice on what would be my best bet? I'm a bit in favour > of Intel right now but that doesn't mean that alternatives are not an > option... > > Any suggestions and/or comments are appreciated. Please Cc me in > followups. > > Regards, > Remco. > > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
