[NTLUG:Discuss] PCIE Network Card Recommendation

[David Simmons]

Preston,

I'm also in the search....and have been using that
exact same card (with the same effect - kernel panic under heavy
load).  Please share/report back if you find something.

Thanks - Dave

> I need a PCIE Network card that is
reliable and well supported under
> Linux.  I would prefer a
10/100/1000 card, but I could probably make
> due with 10/100 if
the reliability was there.  We have tried the
> D-Link DGE-560-T,
which has a Marvell Yukon 88e8053 chipset.  It uses
> the sky2
kernel module which causes kernel panics under heavy loads.
> This
card has always worked well on our OpenBSD boxes, but apparently
>
the Linux driver isn't at quite the same state (which we found out the
> hard way today).
> 
> Anyway, I am going to start
googling for a good card (one that won't
> crash the system if the
traffic gets high :), I was just hoping
> someone on the list may
already have had a good experience with one
> that they could
recommend.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>

> Preston
> 
>
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