[Hampshire] Gigabit Server NIC

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Author: Daniel Llewellyn
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Subject: [Hampshire] Gigabit Server NIC

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Hi all,

I'm trying to find some PCI Gigabit Network Interface Cards that I can use in a virtualisation server (32bit i.e. NOT PCI-X) - the server(s) are two re-tasked desktop machines which I doubt the ability to run PCI-e x4 in the spare PCI-e x16 (x8 electrical) slots. While there are plenty of el-cheapo gigabit adapters I wonder about their ability to keep-up with server duties (several VMs with public-facing services and a router/firewall software appliance - all hobbyist though). Ideally I would like 4 gigabit ports split between the two PCs (2 in each), and have the aforementioned PCI-e x16(8 electrical) slot available in both machines (though the ability to run non-gfx is in question), and two spare 32bit PCI slots in each.

Thoughts?

Would el-cheapo realtek 8169-based be suitable for server duties?

Thanks for reading this and any help you may give,
    Daniel
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