[nzlug] New hardware - linux support?

[Eliot Blennerhassett]

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:53, Robin Sheat wrote:
> Hi, I'm seriously thinking about buying a new machine with these specs:
> Athlon64 X2 4600+ AM2 2.4Ghz 512Kb cache
> Asus M2N4-SLi AM2

> Is Linux happy with the network cards on these?

I have a couple of Gigabyte/Nvidia motherboards.  One quirk I have seen is 
that the NIC can get into a state where it fails to transmit packets, and 
even a reset or warm boot doesn't fix it. However, power cycle does.

I haven't delved into it, but I think it is after dual booting windows XP, 
then restart and boot into Linux.
The NIC must run off standby power, in case WakeOnLan is desired.

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Eliot