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Ethernet card or PCI Express x8 slot

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Date: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 8:40 pm

Any recommendations for an Ethernet card that fits into a PCI Express x8 
slot? I didn't see anything specific on the hardware page or in the 
archives.

This is for a Dell CR100 OEM server. The spec sheet mentions the usual 
two Broadcom gigabit Ethernet interfaces, plus a "PCI Express x8 
(1-lane)" slot.

I'm not familiar with this slot, but it's much shorter than other PCI 
slots I've seen, around 50 mm long. If I'm reading the riser card 
correctly, the slot has 98 pins. None of the relatively old Ethernet 
NICs I have lying around will fit in this slot.

Speed is unimportant; this is just for carp and pfsync between a pair of 
these boxes.

thanks

dn
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Ethernet card or PCI Express x8 slot, David Newman, (Fri May 16, 8:40 pm)
Re: Ethernet card or PCI Express x8 slot, Douglas A. Tutty, (Sat May 24, 2:20 pm)
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