On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 01:17, hutuworm wrote: > Wolfgang, > > I have a Dell PE650 Server with Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual GB NIC default installed. > You could try Linux 2.4 kernel's bonding module to get double of the bandwidth . > ( by setting mode=0 ) > > The document of bonding module is located in : > /usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2108.nptl/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt > > Happy bonding! :D > > > ======= 2003-12-18 00:44:00 Quote from your mail ======= > > >On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 00:34, redhat wrote: > >> Thanks for the input all. The environment that this unit is in will be > >> for video editing - so file sizes will be rather large. I am wondering > >> if going with GB NIC card would be a better solution? I only have three > >> computers on this VLAN and the Fedora box is within just a few feet of > >> the video editing machine. Any thoughts on GB NIC cards with Fedora? > >> thanks, > >> DF > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 18:00, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > >> > > Questions about USB2 on Fedora... > >> > > >> > I have used USB2 interfaced drive cages with both RH9 and Fedora. > >> > I have seen some lock-up behaviour on very large (like 10GB+), max > >> > rate data transfers with the SanMax InClose drive tray system. > >> > I have not had time to narrow down the cause. I have not seen > >> > this behaviour with the slower ViPower drive tray system. I have > >> > had decent luck with USB2 cards using the NEC chipset. > >> > > >> > So, there is a bug lurking out there, but I don't have time to > >> > isolate it. If your transfer rates and file sizes are moderate, > >> > it probably won't appear. > >> > > >> > There is plenty of usb2 info at http://www.linux-usb.org/ . > >> > > >> > Keith > >[snip] > > > >I run this one in two of my servers and they work very well, and they > >have the single channel version too (Couldn't get that link on their > >site to work, so I used this one as an example). But you most probably > >won't have to go this elaborate. > > > >http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000mt_dual_server_adapter.htm > > > >Wolf [snip] > hutuworm [snip] I'm already doing that, and it's working great. (Thanks for the suggestion). But the other person asked "Any thoughts on GB NIC cards with Fedora?" So I suggested this one. Wolf
