[geeks] Opinion: RTL8169 vs. Intel PCI e1000?

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get the intel it works with everything from linux, solaris, VMWARE ESXi
i like it.


On Jan 3, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:

> The new ohno.mrbill.net has (and is using) a Realtek 8169-chipset onboard
> gigabit network interface.
>
> Should I look into finding a PCI Intel e1000 card to use instead, and
> disable the onboard?  The box isn't bandwidth or CPU-constrained at all,
> but I want to run the very best system that I can, while I'm in a period
> when the occasional reboot is allowed for tweaking. 8-)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Bill
>
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> Bill Bradford
> Houston, Texas
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