Will this card (probably) work?

[Lee Brown]

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, but I cannot find anything
single-mode from Intel except the X520-LR1 (82599ES chipset) which is only
a single port.
Everything else is Multi-mode.  Even a lot of the SFP stuff only supports
MM.
At least that's where my research leads me.  If you have any insight I'd
gladly follow.
Believe me, if I could find a supported vendor 4-port or even 2-port SFP or
LC that supported SMF I'd be going after it rabidly :)
Maybe I should just go with a fiber switch and offload to copper, then at
least if there are problems it sites firmly with the vendor and not me!

-- lee

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think I should let Intel speak to this, they do have quad port adapters
> in their offerings, and
> as far as I know they are fine. I was speaking of times past when the
> bridge device would be
> the source of problems, and just saying if this was a non-Intel design it
> could be an issue, but
> since you are being brave don't let me ruin your adventure :)
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Lee Brown <leeb at ratnaling.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Its not that they, whoever they is :). "use" the Intel PCID, no, it
>>> really IS the Intel device,
>>> but it's silicon, not an assembled adapter, its that part which is being
>>> done by someone
>>> else, and btw, the components to support 4 port type adapters have been
>>> notoriously
>>> problematic in the past, so having it done by someone besides Intel is
>>> at least a potential
>>> source of concern.
>>>
>>> Do you know if 2-port adapters are generally more reliable?  I could
>> revise my server purchase so I can stuff a couple of cards in there,
>> instead of one.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I wish you the best,
>>>
>> Thanks :)
>>
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