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From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>
To: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
cc: Martin Bokaemper <mnbokaem@pizza.franken.de>, alex@comsys.com,
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Subject: Re: multi-port Ethernet cards ?? Anyone have them or want to develop them?
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On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Norman C Rice wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 11, 1998 at 01:39:51PM +0100, Martin Bokaemper wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > > We're again looking at the requirements for a ISP box that
> > > has 8 Ethernet ports. We'd like to run FreeBSD in the box, prefer
> > > Intel or Digital 10/100 Mbit Ethernet controllers - 4 per board
> > > would be good. Priced around $300 each.
>                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> If this is a per port price, then the Znyx and Adaptec four port PCI
> cards will meet your needs. However, if this is the per board price,
> then I believe developing a card (or finding a real sweet deal) may
> be your only alternative.

Also check out the Osicom 2340.  $775CDN (~550USD) at Ingram.

[...]
> > - The controllers are longer than typical PCI-Boards - many Mainboards have
> >   the CPU or SIMMs in the back of the PCI-Slots so you can't plug
> >   in two long cards.

Get ATX boards and this shouldn't be a problem.  You can normally fit full
length cards in all slots on them.