[CentOS] 1 Gbit/s Ethernet NIC under CentOS

Timo Schoeler timo.schoeler at riscworks.net
Wed Dec 1 19:36:45 UTC 2010


On 12/01/2010 08:33 PM, Boris Epstein wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Gilbert Sebenste
> <sebenste at weather.admin.niu.edu>  wrote:
>> On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Steve Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Timo Schoeler wrote:
>>>
>>>> Intel. Broadcom. That's what we use here w/o any issues; however, there
>>>> are some Intel NICs that are *not* able to handle Jumbo Frames due to an
>>>> internal design glitch.
>>>
>>> Seconded. I have a load of Intel 82576 and 82571EB's, and there have been
>>> no issues at all, including with Jumbo frames.
>>
>> Thirded. :-) Same thing here, even with generic Intel 1 GB Ethernet cards.
>>
>> *******************************************************************************
>> Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
>> (My opinions only!)                                                  ******
>> *******************************************************************************
>> _______________________________________________
>> CentOS mailing list
>> CentOS at centos.org
>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>>
>
> Thanks. Looks good.
>
> I just looked around - looks like manufacturers tend not to list the
> chipset in their NIC specifications (like here, for instance:
> http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=140_TEG-PCITXR&cat=14
> )
>
> Is there a list somewhere out there listing what card features what chipset?
>
> It definitely looks like it is best to just stick to the better
> chipsets - might be a little more expensive but definitely worth the
> money.

You get what you pay for -- this is a valid rule of thumb throughout the 
whole life.

> Thanks.
>
> Boris.

Timo



More information about the CentOS mailing list