[rescue] Wisdom of the Collective: QFE

[Robert Novak]

eBay is as much a wretched hive of scum and vaillainy as the rest of the
world. Doesn't mean it's eBay's fault or that it's everyone's experience.
If you're careful and clueful it's still a good resource.

If you're xenophobic, or think it might help, click "US Only" on the search
results. I usually do that just to reduce shipping time, and the last dozen
things I've ordered have made it in a week or less. My last negative eBay
transaction experience was probably about 200-300 transactions ago in the
early 2000s.

If you're afraid of eBay for some reason, you may be able to find similar
items under Amazon's marketplace. For example,
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-PWLA8494MT-1000-Server-Adapter/dp/B00008PX2M/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1391987608&sr=8-7&keywords=quad+pci+ethernet(albeit
a quad gigE card), or go with my favorite Sun-era qfe replacement,
Znyx ZX346Q (
http://www.amazon.com/ZNYX-ZX346Q-QUAD-ETHERNET-NETWORKS/dp/B000J4AG88/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1391987719&sr=8-14&keywords=quad+fast+ethernet+pci).
Not related or associated with either seller, but I've got both kinds of
cards. :)


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Andrew Jones <andrew at jones.ec> wrote:

> On 02/09/2014 04:53 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote
>
> >
>
>> It is documented as being a PCI-X slot.  I've located quad-port Intel
>> Pro/1000 cards down to about $60, but the only places I've seen them
>> significantly below that is on eBay, and I ... just don't have any peace
>> of mind buying via eBay any more.  It's become a haunt of scammers and
>> slow-boat-from-China shops.
>>
>>
> I don't think there are very many people counterfeiting 10-year-old PCI-X
> cards.
>
> _______________________________________________
> rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue