Re: CCIE Lab Preparation using GNS3 - QUAD Card Issue

Thanks Carlos for the info

What do you think, will these cards work on Windows Server 2008 (32 bit) ?

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>wrote:

> Windows 7 supports PAE in 32bits, but only up to 4GB. Weird.
> Windows 2003 server does support PAE though, so you may have an option
> to downgrade to 2003 Server 32 bits and use your cards there (with full
> access to your 8GB RAM).
> Intel PRO quads do run in Windows 7 64 bits, just in case. You may switch
> to other NICs.
>
> -Carlos
>
>
> Malik Nouman Ahmad wrote:
>
>> I guess there is no way to use my QUAD cards on Windows 7 (64 bit) edition
>> due to the drivers !!!
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Malik Nouman Ahmad <djmalik_at_gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I don't know if I should be asking this question on this forum but I
>>> really
>>> need some help. In the process of preparing for the lab, I am setting up
>>> one
>>> at my home. I read many forums and decided to go with 4 real switches
>>> while
>>> routers will be emulated on the GNS3 mainly due to cost. To do that I
>>> bought
>>> 3 D-Link DFE-580TX Quad NICs to have a total of 12 ethernet ports on the
>>> PC
>>> which can be used to connect the emulated router ports to the 4 switches.
>>>
>>> Now the issue is that I have set up a PC with 8 GB RAM which means that I
>>> have to use 64bit OS. I installed Windows 7 64 bit edition but the card
>>> is
>>> not supported on it, however it works on Ubuntu but I am not comfortable
>>> with that OS.
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anybody could help me in getting the 64bit drivers for
>>> the mentioned card. I have tried a lot but couldn't find it on internet.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Malik
>>>
>>
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