[Tfug] question 2

[Chris Hilton]

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:40:58 -0700
"Matt Stump" <mstump@swfo.arizona.edu> wrote:

>     anyone have experience with gigabit nic's.  we just got the go
>     ahead 
> to move all of our file servers and power users to gigabit.  we have 
> already choosen the switches (all netgear) but we are looking for 
> recomendations on nics.  they have to work with both linux and win2k, 
> and for the sake of being lazy i would like the support to be in the 
> kernel (hate patching the kernel).  thanks again.
> 
>                 --Matt 

Matt-

If you have the kernel sources (from the kernel version you'll be using)
laying around on one of your workstations: cd into the source dir, make
menuconfig (or xconfig if you like that better).  Drop into: Network
device support ---> Ethernet (1000 Mbit) ---> .  Those cards are
currently supported without patching the kernel (for 1gig over copper, a
couple of the supported cards have 1gig over fiber versions as well). 
I've used the Sysconnect SK-9821 and SK-9822.  They scream (over 900
mbps sustained), have been utterly reliable, but are pretty expensive
($500 or so each).  You definitely want to shop around if you are going
to go with one of these.

-C-