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Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro>,
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a gigabit router
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Michael DeMan wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I've done some ad-hoc testing off and on for a few years.  None of the 
> data around, but we do have a couple rules of thumb that we use 
> internally...
> 
> 1) Get the fastest PCI bus you can - PCI-X, etc.

PCI-express outstrips PCI-X and has a number of nice characteristics..