multiple port network cards

[Richard Hubbard]

Has anyone out there seen/worked with 4+ port network cards?  I am
endeavoring to put together a router for my office, and I don't particularly
want to spend $1400 for a 4 port module for a cisco box.

I think this crowd might know what I have in mind.

at www.netseller.com, there are some 'off lease' boxes at pretty reasonable
prices.  The problem is that those things will only have 1-3 slots for pci
cards. The solution should be a multiport network card.

Does such a beast exist?  What brand/model?  Are they supported in any linux
distrubution? Are they cheap? (actually, i can figure the last part out.)


Thanks in advance!



Richard Hubbard
Training Manager, New Horizons Buffalo
MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSD,CLP, CLI, A+, Net+
I-Net+, LCP, LCI
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