> On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Nico De Ranter wrote: > > : > : Howdy, > : > : I believe somebody posted a message about this some time ago > : but I couldn't find it in the archives (actualy I don't know > : what to look for :-). I want to build a router using a PC > : running Linux. Unfortunately there aren't enough PCI slots to > : accomodate all networkadapters. Are there any multiport > : ethernet adapters around that are supported by Linux? > > Yes. SMC makes a nice one that's based on the tulip chipset. There's a > dual model, and I think a quad. I don't have any URLs but I did search > Altavista once with exactly your question and came up with a few pages > talking about multiport NICs supported in Linux.
SMC unfortunately only has a dual one (couldn't find anything else on their website). But Znyx has exactly what I want and even seems to have good support for Linux so I'll probably buy a Znyx Netblaster ZX346Q. > > : Considering I want to build a router with 9 network interfaces > : (preferably 100Base-Tx but I guess that's too much to ask for :-), > : what kind of PC should I use (it will only do routing and maybe > : DNS). Will a Pentium 233MMX do the trick or should I go for > : a PIII 550. Will 64MB do or should I use 128MB, will the amount > : of memory have any impact at all on the performance. I figure > : the PCI bus will probably be the bottleneck here. > > Well, I would think that the Pentium would handle it - Bay routers (for > example) are generally powered by 68040 Motorola chips ... > > RAM is good :) > > : Isn't there a Linux-router or something like that around? > > http://www.linuxrouter.org/ > Thanks !! :-) Nico -- -------------------------------------------------------- How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? -------------------------------------------------------- Nico De Ranter Sony Service Center (SUPC-E/NSSE) Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne) 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
