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Wendall Cada wrote:
> I'm looking for recommendations for the best price versus quality
> gigabit ethernet cards. Particularly interested in stability as they
> will be used in a production mail server and production web server.
> 
> Wendall
> 

Broadcom or Intel... not that there are really any other choices. Used 
both, never had a problem with either. Some cheap Broadcom cards can't 
do jumbo frames which you're very unlikely to use. That's pretty much it.

kashani
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