Re: cheap low-profile pci ethernet adapters

the chip in the picture is realtek, it's probably an 8139 so apart from being cheap crap it works fine on linux.

joelja

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Matt Morgan wrote:

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

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