Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:13:07 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Affan Basalamah <affanzbasalamah@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inline/Bypass ethernet NIC for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20070922111307.GA55828@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <eb1b5f970709220307x1d9e4622sba2e4d84cc262996@mail.gmail.com> References: <eb1b5f970709220307x1d9e4622sba2e4d84cc262996@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 05:07:52PM +0700, Affan Basalamah wrote: > Hi all, > > I just curious about the availability of inline/bypass ethernet NIC > for FreeBSD. Maybe my google search skill is low, but I cannot find > any information about that. I think there are few ethernet adapter that support bypass operation (for any OS, not just FreeBSD.) Your google search skill must be low, because simply googling on 'ethernet bypass adapter' and following the first link would lead you to http://www.silicom.co.il/pgx.php?p2=127 where they list several models that are claimed to work with FreeBSD. > > The only thing that comes to me is this URL from Intel > (http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000_quad_bypass_server_adapters.htm), > which I know by just looking at it, that thing won't come in cheap > price. I am fairly certain that just about all alternatives will fall into one or both of the following categories: a) Hard to find b) Expensive > > I just want to use it as a NIC for my firewall, to eliminate the > possibilities of traffic went down when the firewall is unable to > operate. So you are saying that if somebody manages to crash your firewall then they should be able to bypass any protection the firewall was supposed to give? I am not at all sure that is a good idea. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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