Dual Port Ethernet

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 10.11.2005 schrieb Ashley M. Kirchner um 19:46:

>     Does anyone here have any experience with dual port ethernet 
> adapters?  Such as the Intel Pro/100 S Dual Port Server Adapter [1].  I 
> need to add a third ethernet port onto one of our rack servers, however 
> I don't have any more slots available.  So I'm thinking of pulling the 
> current Pro/100 S single port out and putting a dual port in.  However, 
> I'm not sure if...
> 
>     1. FC4 supports it

FC4 kernel (2.6.14) has version 3.4.14-k2-NAPI of the "e100" NIC module.
The Intel driver download page shows driver version 3.4.14 offered. So
it is supported by the Fedora kernel.

>     2. whether I can configure each port separately (two separate networks.)

Yes, both ports appear as independent eth devices. All else wouldn't
make much sense ;)

>     [1] 
> http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro100dport_adapter.htm

Alexander


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