Hi Pedro,
On 16/11/2006, at 11:48 AM, pedro la peu wrote:
I can easily get some Realtek 8169 based (not 8139!) re cards, some
Intel gbit em (they seem less stable than fxp ?), and probably
some sk
(SMC 9452TX).
I have been using sk(4) as my Gigabit card of choice with great
success for
some time now. In fact, I don't bother looking for anything else. I
pump lots
of Gigs through them daily with never a hitch, on old PIII junkware
PC's.
There are probably alternatives with better maximum performance,
I've never
needed to find out. The fact that they cost new about the same as
two packs
of cigarettes (in the UK) is a pretty convincing bonus.
Yes, sometimes I feel like I should buy them in bulk. I am afraid
that one day the chip-set will disappear for another cheap yet
inferior one. And the vendors won't mention anything on the box.
I can't get D-Link DGE-530T Rev B1 cards to work in Sun U5's and
U10's, yet the Rev A1 cards work fine. I think the move to Rev B1 has
caused the cards to only work in PCI 2.2 slots and not older PCI 2.1.
Even though the printing on the box of Rev B1 cards still claims that
it will work in PCI 2.1 slots.
All I seem to be able to source now are the Rev B1 cards (which
incidentally work fine in a Blade 150). Since they're so cheap, how
long until a vendor like D-Link changes the chipset and then just
ship a different Windows driver CD?
If I had the money at the moment, I'd buy them in bulk so I have some
for myself and my customers. I realise there are other sk options,
but since they can be so cheap, I fear they will change.
Can anyone recommend a cheap sk which is still capable of working in
a PCI 2.1 slot? I was hoping to switch from fxp to sk in my 5
interface Sun U10 firewall at home, but I only have 2 sk's (out of a
desired 4) which work in it.
Shane J Pearson (hoping to see some affordable 4 interface sk NIC's)
shanejp netspace net au
