Linux router (don't laugh) WAS:Re: test

Wed Oct 28 17:08:16 UTC 1998

Lo and behold, Phil Howard once said:
> 
> Anyone know where to get some multi-port (not hub/switch, but true distinct
> ports) NIC cards that are in the price range of N times the cost of a normal
> NIC card, compatible with Linux?  I have a project that needs 12 to 20 ports.
> I've stuffed 4 NIC cards into a Linux box and it handles that OK.  But I'd
> like to get more in there at proportional cost (I can hack the kernel if it
> needs any table size increases ... viva la source).
> 
> For one thing I'd like to isolate all our colocation boxes into their own
> individual subnets.

Try Phobos - http://www.phobos.com/

They make a quad 10/100 ethernet port; it's about $50 less than the other
quad NICs around, and performs quite well.  I'm not sure what their Linux
support is.

   -Dave

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