Re: One network card many rj45 sockets
David Christensen wrote:
> On 2021-01-19 14:35, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > So I could drop down to a 2-port NIC, using 3 total and not
> > having any spares, but I already have this setup, and it's been
> > running nicely since 2014. I spent about $250 on it, including
> > some parts I had lying around, and with luck it will last until
> > something better than gigabit fiber comes to my neighborhood
> > with nothing worse than a power-supply replacement for $40 or
> > so. The best part is that it runs straight Debian, AMD64, so
> > unlike all the SOHO routers, it stays up to date.
>
>
> I have a SOHO network. Our Wi-Fi devices need access to LAN hosts and
> vice-versa. I set up WPA2 and MAC filtering on the Wi-Fi, and put the Wi-Fi
> devices on the LAN.
>
>
> Server-grade multi-port NIC's are expensive parts. When I ran PC firewalls,
> I used desktop NIC's to supplement the motherboard port. Inexpensive Fast
> Ethernet (100 Mbps) cards and switches were, and still are, sufficient for
> the downstream side of my Internet connection.
Well, they were expensive when new. A used quad-gig-e PCIe card
is now $20-35 on Ebay, and I see someone with a supply of
Chelsio quad cards with 2 10g nics and 2 1g nics for $50 each.
The things that flow downstream can be recycled for the home
market...
-dsr-
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