Thanks for your help, but in this case it will connect to two different
physical networks. But I'll look into the links you sent because they could be
useful to me in other projects.
Best regards
Fernando
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:41:03 +0100, Alexander Clouter <> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> <> [20080802 04:52:12
> -0500]:
>>
>> I need a board with support for at least 6 serial ports (8 serial ports
> if
>> possible) and 2 ethernet ports.
>>
>> [snipped]
>>
> Often overlooked, and of course it depends on your environment, but VLAN
> tagging on a single NIC is a real good and cheap way to get multiple
> network
> 'interfaces' out of a single port.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLAN
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:VLAN
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7268
>
> VLAN aware switches are quite cheap to find and readily available too.
>
> Of course having a switch as well as the board might not be practical, but
> that CAT5e cable is leading to a switch somewhere I'm guessing?
>
> There is also some 'virtual NIC on MAC address' action you might find
> useful
> too:
>
> http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2007/06/19/32
>
> Cheers
>
> Alex
>
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