[ILUG] 4 port PCI ethernet switch for Linux router

[Esdras Neto]

Hello,

Why dont you use vlan with Linux ?!

Works fine and you can do a lot of things with it :)

Esdras

2009/6/14 Ronan Mullally <ronan at iol.ie>

> I've got an aging cisco 3640 that needs replacing.  I'm thinking about
> something like the Dell R200 (1u, ~50cm deep) running Linux, quagga and
> a few other apps (such as a reverse web proxy like pound).
>
> I'll need a multiport ethernet card.  To make things interesting, I'm
> looking for an integrated switch rather than a simple 4 port ethernet card
> (ie have the PCI card do switching rather than Linux do bridging).
> Gigabit ports would be ideal, but I'd settle for fast ethernet to keep the
> cost down.
>
> I've found the following two options:
>
>  HP NC150T (PCIe with 4 external, 1 internal GigE)
>
> http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/nc150t/benefits.html
>
>  DSS Networks 6468 (PCIe with 4 external, 4 internal GigE)
>  http://www.dssnetworks.com/v3/gigabit_pcie_6468.asp
>
> The former appears to be about USD200.  I can't find pricing for the
> latter.
>
> Is anybody familiar with any other possibilities?  Or can anyone recomond
> a sub EUR 500 1u box with a 4 port switch that would do in place of the
> Dell R200?
>
>
> -Ronan
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