Re: gigabit nic
On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 18:24 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 10:36:44PM +0000, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 17:27 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> > > Can't really go wrong with an Intel or 3Com (are they still making new
> > > stuff?).
> >
> > Careful. Intel's onboard controllers of late are often rebranded Marvel
> > Yukons - and they're useless.
> >
> He was talking about purchasing a NIC, so I figured onboard wasn't part
> of the equation.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if there are already Intel branded gigabit
PCI NICs that have the Marvel Yukon chipset on. Like the "Intel" 6-port
SATA Raid cards that are really LSI 150-6 cards - they didn't even
badge-engineer the firmware UI...
My point is the Intel brand no longer means you get top-notch
performance. You have to make sure it actually has an Intel chipset.
Hans
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