[SWLUG] gigabit ethernet cards for linux

[Steve Hill]

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, nat wrote:

> The Intel Gigabit cards are great, got a few boxes with the PRO/1000 PT
> cards in and the quad port PRO/1000 MT cards. All working fine with VLAN
> support too.

Yes, I've had the Intel cards running flat-out with 802.1q VLAN support 
and 802.1d bridging/STP both turned on with no problems.

> There is support for large MTU and jumbo packets too.

I've not played with jumbo frames much, but if you're going to play with 
them it's worth remembering that your switches need to support jumbo 
frames too.

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