On 10/15/07, ann kok <annkok2001 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all > > I am looking for the ethernet card for linux. In the > intel website > 1/ I don't know what is the meaning of Scalable I/O on > Linux. > > > 2/ ls the big different between desktop and server > card? > > Thank you > > http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000pt_quad_server_adapter.htm > > > Load balancing on multiple CPUs Increases > performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently > balancing network loads across CPU cores when used > with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable > I/O on Linux* Ann, Depends on what you are going to use your Linux box for, home box it's not that critical. On a large scale environment that network card would be more interesting since it can scale I/O interrupts in a way that require less work for the CPU in high traffic environments compared to a conventional network card etc. It is indeed a huge difference between desktop and server hardware as you will also notice on the price tag.. ;) / Nicolas