Date: 16 May 1997 23:26:27 -0700 From: Tony Li <tli@jnx.com> To: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: interface card to connect 64k..256k to connect to internet Message-ID: <82aflu7gx8.fsf@chimp.jnx.com> In-Reply-To: bradley@dunn.org's message of 15 May 97 23:26:37 GMT References: <3.0.32.19970515162022.00a36f00@etinc.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970515182136.16264B-100000@ns2.harborcom.net>
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bradley@dunn.org (Bradley Dunn) writes: > ASUS P6NP5 w/ 150-MHz Pentium Pro: $435 (5 PCI slots) > Intel Etherexpress Pro 10/100 PCI: $79 > > Now the question of at what point this router will saturate the PCI bus is > more interesting... That particular combination can't saturate it. In fact, even if you fill the PCI bus with 4xT1 cards, you have plenty of bandwidth: 4XT1 = 4x(1.5Mbpsx2) = 12Mbps 4 cards@12Mbps = 48Mbps 1x 10/100 = 100Mbps Total=148Mbps. PCI can (and does) deliver up to 500Mbps. The real question is when does FreeBSD get in the way... Tony
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