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Etch-compatible "PCIe X4" network card?

From: Jonathan Wilson <jw(at)mailsw.com>
Date: Tue Nov 27 2007 - 16:57:19 EST

Does anyone know of a "PCIe X4" (please note the "e") NIC that works out-of-the-box with Debian Etch? When I say out-of-the-box I mean no kernel recompiles, no installing of additional third-party drivers.

I really only need a 10/100BT card but I'm guessing no one makes such a slow card with a PCIe interface, so a 10/100/1000 will do if that's all that's available.

I'm trying to add a third NIC into a Dell PowerEdge 1850. I've already done this to some other 1850s, but they had normal PCI slots. This one has a shorter slot marked "PCIe X4" (seems to be attached to the RAID circuitry which the others didn't have) and it looks the same length as the X4 slots I see depicted on the 'web.

If there's no PCI-E X4 cards that work out-of-the-box but someone/anyone has managed to get one working by installing other kernels/drivers I'd like to hear about it.

Thanks,

System Administrator - Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com

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