[mythtv-users] network card

Stephen Worthington stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz
Mon May 5 12:07:51 UTC 2014


On Mon, 5 May 2014 12:16:25 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I am in the process of shopping for my backend, and was wondering what
>network card you "should" use (speed) ?? Is gigabit going to be fast enough
>or should i push the envelope and go 10 gig?

As a good compromise between speed and cost, I recommend an Intel
gigabit card - I am using an Intel Pro/1000 PT (dual port PCIe x4) to
replace the crappy Realtek on my motherboard.  The Realtek drivers
kept crashing, and I needed a second ethernet port anyway.  I got it
second hand for a reasonable price, and it is fully supported in Linux
and very fast.


http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/networking-modems/network-cards/auction-725380543.htm

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/network-adapters/gigabit-network-adapters/pro-1000-pt-dp.html

With a good gigabit connection, you should be limited by hard disk
speed when copying files, unless you have an SSD.  So the immense
extra cost of 10 gigabit is probably not necessary.


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