Re: two ethernet ports on one PCI NIC?
Chris Evans wrote:
I run a small postfix/ecartis Email list service (double opt in) for
some charities. My firewall is due to be replaced and I'd like to go
for one of these new tiny, very quiet boxes since the old things I've
got do create a great racket in my study and take up space. All the
tiny boxes I'm considering have one ethernet port on the motherboard
but only one PCI slot. Anyone know of a reliable dual ethernet NIC
for PCI that has linux drivers (Debian tested ideally)?
The D-Link DFE-580TX has 4 10/100 ports and there are drivers for it in
the linux kernel.
http://www.dlink.com.au/products/adapters/dfe580tx/
I haven't personally used one but I nearly bought one some months ago
for exactly the reasons you mentioned above. In the end I went with a
Mini-ITX (Epia 500) computer and just put one extra nic in it (realtek)
and made do with only 2 ethernet interfaces.
By the way, I can recommend the Epia 500. Fanless, quiet, and low power
consumption meant that I could get away with a much smaller UPS. The
fact that it is only 500Mhz doesn't hurt me since the bottleneck is my
512/512 Kbs DSL link.
Regards.
Mark.
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