I know, you love your network card. You installed Linux, the NIC was autodetected at first boot, and everything “Just Worked.” Your server has been happily providing services over the network ever since.
But what do you really know about your network card? Is it the culprit of slower performance for your CPU-intensive application? Could you benefit from any of its advanced capabilities? Today’s network interface cards offer a number of hidden gems to the savvy administrator. In this article we’ll learn some of the most important tricks to understanding your NIC in Linux. Read more »