cheap low-profile pci ethernet adapters

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Morgan" <minxmertzmomo at gmail.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: cheap low-profile pci ethernet adapters


> I'm setting up a small home server. I got a low-power VIA box; the
> case is skinny and handles low-profile PCI cards only, and I need a
> second ethernet adapter for routing.
>
> Searching on Froogle.com I find a lot of low-profile ethernet cards
> but the ones I recognize are not really cheap. On the other hand, the
> Startech ST100SLP:
>
> http://www.startech.com/ProductSpecs/ST100SLP.htm
>
> is very inexpensive (about $10 US), comes up prominently in a lot of
> my searches, and claims to support Linux. However, searches for that
> card and "Fedora Core" turn up nothing. Does anybody know if this
> works well/easily in FC3? Or is this brand generally OK? I've never
> heard of them.
>
> If anyone has a recommendation for another low-profile PCI ethernet
> adapter, let me know.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Matt

If the vendor says it works with Linx, you're probably safe.  More than 
likely it is a "generic" chipset like RealTek or somthing tht will work 
fine.  And heck, for $10 it's preactically disposable - if it doesn't work 
send it back or just toss it in the trash.

Thomas