Re: Server-class mobo with lots of PCI slots or VLAN-supporting (802.1q) NIC?

Denis Bondar <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:18:14 +0400

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VLANs operate at Layer 2 (the data link layer) of the OSI model. So, the
support of this feature is independent of the NIC. You can just configure
your kernel to support it.

On 19 August 2011 11:58, Pandu Poluan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can anyone here recommend either:
>
> *) A server-grade motherboard with *lots* of PCI slots, or
> *) A NIC that supports VLAN (802.1Q)
>
> Of course, either should be Linux- (hence, Gentoo-) compatible.
>
> Thank you beforehand.
>
>
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Kind regards,
Denis Bondar