In comp.os.linux.networking Craig E. Smith <craigesmith@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for thoughts on the best NIC card to use for a Linux
> router implementation. I am concerned with CPU utilization. I have
> read that some cards support scatter/gather and interrupt mitigation.

From experience NICs with eepro (Intel) chip-set are among the
fastest, 3com is another good choice. Avoid cheapo stuff, if you
really need performance.

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