> I'm currently using two Dlink 530TX (via-rhine.o). I've been encountering > a few problems; lockups, oversized frame warnings, and that "Something > Wicked Happend" driver error message. After reading a bit in other linux > circles, I've found that these are not ideal for a firewall/router > application. > > I've been looking at the 3Com 980X-TXM NIC's. Are these overkill for 13 user > / 22 computer lan linked to a cable modem? > > What would the collective recommend? (for about a $100max per card)
I'm partial to cards using the tulip driver. If you can go a bit over your $100 per card, you can get a quad-port D-Link DFE-570TX for $106.69 at buy.com (maybe cheaper elsewhere). These cards *ROCK*, and include a 21152 PCI-PCI bridge, along with 4 (yes, FOUR!) 21143 10/100 NICs (all chips designed by DEC, although the recent cards I recieved had chips actually made by Intel). These work great with linux, and only take up one PCI slot. I've got several of these running in LRP systems and have never had a single problem with them. Plus, they're really handy for making multi-port routers in slim 2U cases :-) I'm amazed at the price of these...last time I bought any, they were about twice as much. Now, they're not much over the cost of four low-end NIC's, and less than the cost of four "name-brand", "server-class" NIC's. Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user