--- Dave Williams <David@williams333.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
Hi everyone
Hey Dave...
I'm building a Samba server. Am I right in thinking that the NIC is going to be the bootleneck in most configurations and if so
Hmm, I think you're very much mistaken...NIC support in Linux has come a long way. Heck, I just installed an old ISA 3COM card to try and phase out my PLIP connection at home :) Usually, hardware is detected on boot, but you can always use "hwinfo" as a means of detecting your card.
1) how can I find out if the NIC is running at full duplex?
"ifconfig" usually shows this, but a more easier way is to issue the command: dmesg | less or dmesg | grep -i duplex if you're lazy :)
2) can anyone recommend a Gigabit card to work with Suse 8.2?
Nope -- check the net for that! -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/