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Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 vs Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709:Ethernet
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709:1000 Mbit/s
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:10000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709, Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711
31 specifications	A Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 View product	B Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Fiber
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-CX4
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP, IPv4, IPv6	IPv6/IPv4, IPX/SPX, IPX, IP, TCP/IP
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom 57711
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dell PowerEdge R300 Dell PowerEdge R610 Dell PowerEdge R710 Dell PowerEdge R715 Dell PowerEdge R805 Dell PowerEdge R810 Dell PowerEdge R815 Dell PowerEdge R900 Dell PowerEdge R905 Dell PowerEdge R910 Dell PowerEdge T300 Dell PowerEdge T610
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	0.92 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, RedHat EL Linux 5.1, RedHat EL Linux 5.2, RedHat EL Linux 5.3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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