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Originally Posted by mikesg
...SuperMicro also has part number (CSE-RR1U-E8) for a PCI-E 8x riser card, which would allow you to add a 1, 2 or 4 port NIC.
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Depending on what solution you're trying to drive, I took a different route ...
You can avoid the need for multiple NICs (or expensive multi-port NIC) by using VLANs in combination with a VLAN capable switch. At eight (8) 10/100/1000 ports I like the 3Com (
3CDSG8). It's CAD$119 (
http://www.onhop.ca/Product/Search/?...4&y=11&=Search).
You VLAN-TRUNK the system to the 3Com and then fan out the VLANs on the switch port interface(s), thereby emulating an 8 port (+1 uplink) NIC configuration.
If you need gobs of switch-system bandwidth, you can also channelize (
trunk(4)) 2x1GB, again, depending on the topology needed and problems being tackled.
This saves slots and space inside your chassis.
At CAD$119, it also usually cheaper then higher-density NIC cards.
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