[Debian] Multiport Ethernet boards?
Howdy,
I believe somebody posted a message about this some time ago
but I couldn't find it in the archives (actualy I don't know
what to look for :-). I want to build a router using a PC
running Linux. Unfortunately there aren't enough PCI slots to
accomodate all networkadapters. Are there any multiport
ethernet adapters around that are supported by Linux?
Considering I want to build a router with 9 network interfaces
(preferably 100Base-Tx but I guess that's too much to ask for :-),
what kind of PC should I use (it will only do routing and maybe
DNS). Will a Pentium 233MMX do the trick or should I go for
a PIII 550. Will 64MB do or should I use 128MB, will the amount
of memory have any impact at all on the performance. I figure
the PCI bus will probably be the bottleneck here.
Isn't there a Linux-router or something like that around?
Nico
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