On Sep 11, 2010, at 12:39 PM, John R Pierce pierce@hogranch.com wrote:
On 09/11/10 8:04 AM, Gabriel Tabares wrote:
Unluckily, I have no physical access to the machine, so removing cards is not an option.
chances are pretty good at least two of the ethernets are on the mainboard anyways, and not replacable as 'cards'
personally, I have a fairly strong distaste for Broadcom networking stuff, and always try and get systems that use Intel Pro1000 or whatever cards.. these aren't perfect either, but they've had an overall better track record.
The problem with the Broadcoms is finding good reliable drivers for them. If you have good drivers they outperform the Intels, but the Intel drivers are pretty universal.
I always have Intel cards around as backups in case I can't find Broadcom drivers for my systems.
-Ross