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Mark Jacobs

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Jul 1, 2009, 9:50:45 PM7/1/09
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I just built a new fileserver with an Atheros L1E Lan controller and
it's not being recognized by OpenSolaris. Can anyone recommend a
network card that the OS will be able to utilize without too much of a
problem?

Thanks.

Richard B. Gilbert

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Jul 1, 2009, 10:20:19 PM7/1/09
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Check on e-Bay for network interface cards. I believe that the "Happy
Meal" or HME interface is available on a PCI card. Another is the "QFE"
a four port PCI card.

You might have some luck if you call Sun and inquire about drivers for
you Atheros card. You might also try the manufacturer of the Atheros
card; a Solaris driver could mean grabbing a share of the Solaris X86
market.

Ian Collins

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Jul 2, 2009, 1:18:17 AM7/2/09
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RealTek based cards are cheep as chips and should work OK.

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Mark Round

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Jul 2, 2009, 4:48:12 AM7/2/09
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Intel cards supported by the e1000g driver should be fine. They work
like a champ across Solaris, Windows, Linux and BSD. I personally
wouldn't use anything else...

Nomen Publicus

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Jul 2, 2009, 5:16:12 AM7/2/09
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When I'm shopping for a cheap white box or laptop for Solaris I look for

* Intel chip set - especially for the NIC.
* Nvidia graphics.
* CPU that supports hardware virtualisation instructions.

I used to care about the sound hardware but between Solaris and OSS just
about everything is supported to some degree.

I often find that a dirt cheap white box PC is easier to support than a Dell
equivalent. The white box will be full of standard commodity components,
the Dell is often full of cheapest random hardware available in bulk on the
day the PC was built + a bunch of windows only drivers.

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