cheap low-profile pci ethernet adapters

[Joel Jaeggli]

the chip in the picture is realtek, it's probably an 8139  so apart from 
being cheap crap it works fine on linux.

joelja

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Matt Morgan wrote:

> I'm setting up a small home server. I got a low-power VIA box; the
> case is skinny and handles low-profile PCI cards only, and I need a
> second ethernet adapter for routing.
>
> Searching on Froogle.com I find a lot of low-profile ethernet cards
> but the ones I recognize are not really cheap. On the other hand, the
> Startech ST100SLP:
>
> http://www.startech.com/ProductSpecs/ST100SLP.htm
>
> is very inexpensive (about $10 US), comes up prominently in a lot of
> my searches, and claims to support Linux. However, searches for that
> card and "Fedora Core" turn up nothing. Does anybody know if this
> works well/easily in FC3? Or is this brand generally OK? I've never
> heard of them.
>
> If anyone has a recommendation for another low-profile PCI ethernet
> adapter, let me know.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Matt
>
>

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