Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 11:27:43 +0100 From: Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com> To: "Raphael H. Becker" <rabe@p-i-n.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Hardware] Dual GBit PCI Card with copper+fiber interface Message-ID: <4276009F.3020602@thekeelecentre.com> In-Reply-To: <20050502121132.A7910@p-i-n.com> References: <20050502121132.A7910@p-i-n.com>
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Raphael H. Becker wrote: >we want to connect our copper-GBit segment (in rack) to our "big" LAN >using a fiber uplink. We currently uplink with 100MBit FE which becomes >more and more a bottleneck. > >Is there a PCI-card on market with one port GBit fiber and one port GBit > > Not that I'm aware of. >Any recommendations (including "new hardware for the system")? > > In this case I would suggest getting a dual copper gigabit card, like the Intel Pro1000MT Dual port cards, and buying a 1000baseSX to copper gigabit media converter. (We use Allied Telesyn converters here). Hope that's of some help. Regards, Richard Tector
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