Scott, almost all server class NICs are gigabit now. If it's a 10/100/1000 then why would that be a problem?
Because it can be.
You have two choices: [1] Use a card known to be problem-free, or [2] Assume that your server's NIC card works. If you go with #2, there's a chance that you may have to either switch to #1, or do a lot of troubleshooting to find out exactly where the problem lies.
We are looking at replacing our current Intel based 10/100 NIC with a 3COM NIC. All of 3COM's server NICs are now
gigabit though. Should I be concerned about this?
Actually, I would recommend sticking with Intel, if you don't have any problems -- a 3Com network security employee over the past few days implied that 3Com has a serious network security problem (they have servers giving out information they do not want hackers to have, yet they cannot or will not block access to those servers -- but the information leak is serious enough that they are willing to deny access to security tools to their own employees). From a company that makes firewalls, that's a very big problem.
-Scott
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