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Date:      Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:48:10 +0400
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Christian Brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org, mark <mark@immermail.com>
Subject:   Re: netgraph with 10Gig interfaces
Message-ID:  <20060814124810.GB96644@cell.sick.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20060814124528.GC1763@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 02:45:28PM +0200, Christian Brueffer wrote:
C> > m> >m> ngctl mkpeer . eiface hook ether
C> > m> >m> ngctl mkpeer ngeth0: one2many lower one
C> > m> >m> ngctl connect $if1: ngeth0:lower lower many0
C> > m> >m> ngctl connect $if2: ngeth0:lower lower many1
C> > m> >m> ifconfig ngeth0 -arp up
C> > m> >
C> > m> >And where is interface here? Either 10Gig or 1 Gig? I don't
C> > m> >see one.
C> > m> 
C> > m> This snippet is from a script, and the variables '$if1' and '$if2'
C> > m> are set to the interfaces.  In effect, the 'connect' lines above
C> > m> are actually (for Neterion 10Gig driver):
C> > m> 
C> > m> ngctl connect xge0: ngeth0:lower lower many0
C> > m> ngctl connect xge1: ngeth0:lower lower many0
C> > 
C> > Never heard about xge(4) driver. What is it?
C> 
C> http://www.neterion.com/support/drivers/relnotes-fbsd_beta.txt
C> 
C> FYI, the OpenBSD guys have a driver in their tree if someone wants to
C> take a look.

Well, we need at least one developer with at least one NIC. Or we need
very responsive contact in Neterion and their willingness to maintain
driver in FreeBSD tree.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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