I'm going with the Intel Pro/1000 MT Server NICs but need to know if it's better to go with the single or dual-port versions?
Here are my questions:
* let's say I purchaser two dual-ports: does that mean when I assign a single IP for each card their respective second port acts as failover?
* if I went with dual-port, how do I configure ASL so it knows the difference between the primary live port and the secondary failover?
* What is the linux kernel version of ASL 5? Intel has drivers for 2.2.x & 2.4.x -- the HCL says Astaro supports the dual-port version (what about the single-port?)
* What is it about these cards that will prevent internet connection freezing? Lesser desktop 10/100 cards seem to freeze the internet connection every two weeks in my lab environment. Rebooting fixes the problem. Intel says their Pro/1000 NICs utilize a dynamic update process to prevent this...is that true? Is that what heartbeat capable means?
Thanx,
pheidippides
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