From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kosta Todorovic Subject: Re: Network card driver problem (znb.o/tulip) Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 09:58:44 +0400 Message-ID: References: <428CC958.1080909@candelatech.com> <428E0B3B.1090507@candelatech.com> <429FF071.8040707@candelatech.com> Reply-To: Kosta Todorovic Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: jgarzik@pobox.com, tulip-users@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: Ben Greear In-Reply-To: <429FF071.8040707@candelatech.com> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org So intel gigE nics use standard tulip linux drivers that come shipped with a vanilla kernel? On 6/3/05, Ben Greear wrote: > Kosta Todorovic wrote: > > I'm not too concerned with backward compatibility. I see silicom-usa > > provide both a Broadcom and Intel based chipsets. > > > > Is there any reason in particular that you reccomended Broadcom? And > > can standard kernel drivers be used for these cards? I've had bad > > expirience with custom manufactorer drivers once they discontinue > > development and support for their card. > > The BCM NICs will work in a normal 32-bit PCI bus..the 4-port Intels will > not. If you have 64-bit PCI-X, then I'd get Intel..but that's just because > I've used them longer...I have no reason to believe the BCM is inferior at > this time. > > > How reliable is Silicom-usa? > > > > As a management decision, who would you purchase 10 quad port cards > > from and which kinds of cards would u get? > > Heh, I've already purchased more than 10 from silicom, and have shipped > them all over the world. So far...no complaints! But, if you don't > need the BCM, you can get good ole Intel quad GigE NICs from www.newegg.com > and a million other places. > > Ben > > -- > Ben Greear > Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com > >