----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan" <minxmertzmomo@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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
