[20828] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Linux router (don't laugh) WAS:Re: test
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Hollis)
Wed Oct 28 13:05:12 1998
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:43:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
To: Phil Howard <phil@whistler.intur.net>
cc: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@DOMINO.ORG>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199810281451.IAA02500@whistler.intur.net>
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Phil Howard wrote:
> Anyone know where to get some multi-port (not hub/switch, but true distinct
> ports) NIC cards that are in the price range of N times the cost of a normal
> NIC card, compatible with Linux? I have a project that needs 12 to 20 ports.
> I've stuffed 4 NIC cards into a Linux box and it handles that OK. But I'd
> like to get more in there at proportional cost (I can hack the kernel if it
> needs any table size increases ... viva la source).
http://www.adaptec.com/products/datasheets/quartet.html
http://www.freelabs.com/~whitis/hardware/quartet.html
-Dan
