On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 18:24 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 10:36:44PM +0000, Hans du Plooy wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 17:27 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > Can't really go wrong with an Intel or 3Com (are they still making new > > > stuff?). > > > > Careful. Intel's onboard controllers of late are often rebranded Marvel > > Yukons - and they're useless. > > > He was talking about purchasing a NIC, so I figured onboard wasn't part > of the equation.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if there are already Intel branded gigabit PCI NICs that have the Marvel Yukon chipset on. Like the "Intel" 6-port SATA Raid cards that are really LSI 150-6 cards - they didn't even badge-engineer the firmware UI... My point is the Intel brand no longer means you get top-notch performance. You have to make sure it actually has an Intel chipset. Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
