[kwlug-disc] Semi-Off Topic: PCI Express NICs

[Benjamin Tompkins]

To follow up with this.   I have brought with me a 2nd quad port and a
single dual port nic.

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 12:54 PM Benjamin Tompkins <bjtompkins at gmail.com wrote:

> I may have a couple others laying around.  I will bring what ever I find
> with me on Monday.
>
> If I can only find the one, Jon has first refusal rights.  If he says no,
> it and any others I find will be up for grabs.
>
> Also, I have lots of hardware at home that I will be retiring soon-ish
> depending on my work schedule.  This list is one of the places that I will
> be putting stuff up on, more details later.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 12:50 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Benjamin, that is a kickass Intel I350-T4 4-port GigE NIC with a Lenovo
>> label.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ron Singh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 12:39 PM Benjamin Tompkins <bjtompkins at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I dug up the NIC that I have.  It's an older Lenovo card, FRU03T8760.  I
>>> can't find details on the exact card right now.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 12:25 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jon, I've had very good luck with the Intel PWLA8391GT Single-port
>>>> PCI/e NIC. Zero failures years after, low CPU hit. See:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.intel.ca/content/dam/doc/product-brief/intel-pro-1000-gt-desktop-adapter-datasheet.pdf
>>>>
>>>> That said, the lowest-cost supplier of this item is --
>>>>
>>>> https://fleetnetwork.ca/products/intel-pro-1000-gt-desktop-adapter-pci-10-100-1000base-t-full-height-retail-pwla8391gtblk.html?variant=62905
>>>> as per a search via shopbot.ca.
>>>>
>>>> My local IT joint uses them frequently, but alas, does not deal with
>>>> retail/regular traffic. I cannot think of any local IT shop doing this sort
>>>> of SKU, but might be worth a shot at connecting with Reality Bytes in
>>>> Elmira, see --
>>>> https://www.realitybytescomputers.com/about.html
>>>> Ask for Aaran(correct spelling) and try to be specific with part
>>>> numbers, they are good folk(I have no vested interest in them).
>>>>
>>>> Good luck.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Ron Singh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:27 AM Jon Thiele <jthiele at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I never thought I would ever have to ask this question, but does
>>>>> anyone know where I can buy Intel or good quality PCI-E NICs for a Linux
>>>>> server I'm building?
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried BestBuy, CanadaComputers, Waterloo Networks, Factory Direct,
>>>>> a few PC recycling places - nothing...
>>>>>
>>>>> I could order from Newegg or TigerDirect, but I wanted to buy locally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanx.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jon
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