Hmmmm. "Why would you ever want to do that?" - really not a good thing
to say to someone... Saying that means you lack respect for the person
or lack imagination. "What are you using them for" is a better response.
I've frequently used 5 ports on my firewall for multiple isolated subnets.
I've had very good luck with any of a number of 4-port cards. Unfortunately,
the good ones are no longer made. I'm using a 4-sf card which is available
on the surplus market for $40 or so. The sf chip occasionally stops transmitting
(maybe 2 or three times a week) but the driver (with the latest fixes) catches it.
The 4-dc card is better but harder to find.
Is there a requirement for low power or small form factor?
geoff steckel
