I need to add an additional ethernet interface in a router box and I have run out of PCI slots (board does not have any PCI-express).
However, there are a bunch of unused USB ports that I can use.
Please suggest USB NICs that are supported by Linux *and* available @ Lam Road.
Brand/Model and shop name would be highly appreciated. Speed is less important, as long as I can get about 10Mbps on the iface - it will be used to connect to the ISP link.
TIA -- Arun Khan
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Arun Khan knura9@gmail.com wrote:
I need to add an additional ethernet interface in a router box and I have run out of PCI slots (board does not have any PCI-express).
However, there are a bunch of unused USB ports that I can use.
Please suggest USB NICs that are supported by Linux *and* available @ Lam Road.
Brand/Model and shop name would be highly appreciated. Speed is less important, as long as I can get about 10Mbps on the iface - it will be used to connect to the ISP link.
TIA
-- Arun Khan
Instead of going in for a USB Network Interface you can use a Dual or Quad Port PCI NIC. The popular brands include DLink and Intel. Not too sure about their availability on Lamington Road.
-- Manish
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Manish Kathuria mkathuria@tuxtechnologies.co.in wrote:
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Arun Khan knura9@gmail.com wrote:
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Instead of going in for a USB Network Interface you can use a Dual or Quad Port PCI NIC. The popular brands include DLink and Intel. Not too sure about their availability on Lamington Road.
Does 4-port nics compare anywhere price wise with USB ones? besides the OP said that he's run out of slots on the mobo :P
Arun: One option you might want to check out is the MacBook Air's USB ethernet adapter (works on linux kernel 2.6.26 onwards) should cost you around Rs 1500 (that what they were asking for at an Apple shop in CCU). I'm planning on getting one for my Vyatta setup shortly.
cheers
Much thanks for all the responses, I sincerely appreciate your suggestions.
@Indranil's suggestion: Your MacBook Air's USB ethernet adapter looks like a winner for my scenario. Will inquire @ Lam Road. Please do share your experience with it in case you have acquired it already.
@Bhavesh Khare: Belkin USB 2.0 - will look into it and see if it has drivers in the Linux kernel. Since you have mentioned only Mac OS X I am a bit hesitant. Is it possible for you to find the chipset on it? I got burnt with a Rs. 400 USB NIC with the Davicom chipset that worked in Windows but not in Linux - it is not even paper weight material now :) I have a SMC USB NIC (Realtek chip), for my personal use, that has worked great for the last 7 years but I have not been able to source it @ Lam Rd. For the interim, I have installed it in the client's router box on a loaner basis.
@Manish Kathuria: Multi-port LAN cards are (a) way too expensive and also (b) hard to source @ Lam Road even from the vendors who specialize on servers. If you know of any vendor that does have multiport PCI ( for 5.5v PCI slot) cards DLink will do, please let me know. At the least, I i will price it
TIA -- Arun Khan
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Arun Khan knura9@gmail.com wrote:
Much thanks for all the responses, I sincerely appreciate your suggestions.
@Indranil's suggestion: Your MacBook Air's USB ethernet adapter looks like a winner for my scenario. Will inquire @ Lam Road. Please do share your experience with it in case you have acquired it already.
This link confirms above http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=800990
Thanks for your inputs -- Arun Khan
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