[CLUE-Talk] Linux as a switch

[Nicholas Perez]

I do know for a fact that those 4 port eth pci cards do work under FreeBSD(I
am the linuxite and my friend is a BSDer and he has one in his machine) But
i am not too sure about under linux. Try looking at different how-tos at
linuxdocs.org. The networking how-to should have a list (or a link to a
current list) of supported cards. 



On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:14:30 -0700 (PDT), clue-talk at clue.denver.co.us wrote:

>  I've currently got a home network of around 3-5 machines depending on
>  the day.
>  I've been considering purchasing a ethernet switch.  Looks like I can
>  find a good managed 12port switch on Ebay for around $80-100, then I
>  started thinking.
>  I don't have 12 machines (I would like to but power consumption is
>  getting to be a factor)
>  I have a probably 10 spare ethernet adapters and a few spare PCI
>  motherboards.
>  So, I'm thinking of building my own.
>  
>  Does anyone have any experience with 4+ ethernet adapters in one
>  machine?  I see IRQ's becoming the first problem, can they be shared?
>  
>  I've seen several 4 port ethernet cards on ebay, anyone know if these
>  are supported by Linux and if they share an IRQ?
>  
>  How would the speed compare for a linux based switch vs a conventional
>  one?
>  
>  I can see several potential advantages:
>  firewall, NAT, mixed media (wireless), excellent management options.
>  
>  
>  Brandon
>  
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