Re: [off-topic] Help requested:Query on dual/quad port NIC

[Lyos Gemini Norezel]

On 10/28/2009 09:37 AM, susmit shannigrahi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone please help me with this?
> This person is looking for an PCI-based quad-port NIC which will work
> on Fedora/CentOS.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Indranil Das Gupta
> Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:01 PM
> Subject: Query on dual/quad port NIC
>
> Susmit,
>
> I'm looking for a PCI-based dual (preferably) quad-port NIC. The card
> needs to work (preferably with all 4 ports functioning) on Fedora/CentOS (Linux
> kernel 2.6.26 and upward (i386 arch))
>
> thanks
> -idg

I know you have already received several recommendations... but I did 
not see this one amoung them.

SUN created a quad port NIC many years ago... they called 'Happy Meal' 
because it was based a chipset called 'Big Mac'.

They routinely sell on ebay for less than $20 (USD).

Here's one example: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/SUN-4-PORT-NIC-CARD-10-100-QUAD-ETHERNET-501-5406-64BIT_...

I know these work... because I have 2 of them I've used in the past.

Here's a page on the gadget: http://www.x1034a.com/
That'll give you the majority of the Technical Specs.

Lyos Gemini Norezel