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