On 12/01/2010 06:07 PM, Boris Epstein wrote: > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Gordon Messmer<yinyang at eburg.com> wrote: >> On 12/01/2010 11:17 AM, 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. >> >> Specifically the 82573 chipsets, which are still fairly common on >> motherboards. > > That's good, but I am looking for expansion card NICs. I may not have been clear. The Intel 82573 chipsets are faulty, and should be avoided. I've mostly seen them on motherboards, but I have no reason to believe you won't find them on expansion cards. Avoid them.