From: slavotinek@gmail.com   
      
   On 03.02.2023 17:58, Louis Ohland wrote:   
   > When I feel that my lashed-up system is TOO fast, I'll take your   
   > suggestion and think about it.   
   >   
   > What NON HP and/or Dell NICs resemble my desired adapter? I want   
   > someplace with an actual support site with files...   
   >   
   > IBMMuseum wrote:   
   >> People use those quad-port NICs (Intel chipset) with a SFF system to   
   >> make firewalls under pfSense and OPNsense. They do the job well. But   
   >> overwise, it is overkill for you.   
      
   Yeah, these days it's essentially:   
      
   HP = no support   
   Dell = minimal support   
      
   But it depends on the product type and market segment, so YMMV.   
      
   Intel has a decent support for legacy products, including NICs.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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