Gigabit Ethernet

[Eberhard Roloff]

drew at technteach.com wrote:

>> I agree. For servers, an Intel card will probably make more sense.
> 
> Since I asked the question a few hours ago, I've been digging around
> on the web, and came to the conclusion that an Intel card does make
> more sense.  But I'm still confused by the wide variety of Intel
> cards at a wide variety prices.
> 
> I can get a PWLA8391GT Pro/1000GT desktop card for about $30 US, or a
>             PWLA8490MT Pro/1000MT server card for about $130 US.
> 
> There's a whole bunch of other variations on the Intel Cards.
> 
> Is the server version that much better than the desktop version?
> 
> Drew
just for a server ;-)) For a desktop you will be okay with a desktop card.

At least, this is what I experienced.

regards
Eberhard