[Discuss] multi-port NICs

[Steven Kurylo]

I have some multiport NICs which work without problems.  I haven't
noticed the ports coming up in the wrong order.

You can also guarantee which port gets which kernel interface with
udev.  Ubuntu uses the file /etc/iftab for this.

On 8/16/06, R. McFarlane <techie at mcfarlanecomputing.net> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>          Has anyone here on the list had any success using a
> multi-port PCI NIC? I see on the internet somewhere last week, that
> there was (or is) a 4 port PCI NIC. Currently I have 4 NICs in my
> firewall and I think it equates to 3 different chipsets. I have heard
> of some linux drivers that have a hard time knowing which port is
> what on the card (eg : eth0 may be port 1 today but upon reboot it is
> port 3), so I was wondering if anyone here has used or is using such
> a card and what success or failures they have had.
>
>
> http://www.mcfarlanecomputing.net/
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Steven Kurylo