Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 14:43:44 -0800 (PST) From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer) To: wraith@csd.uwm.edu (Robert Michael Gorichanaz) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as an IP Router Message-ID: <m0rRpI0-0003w4C@TFS.COM> In-Reply-To: <199501101747.LAA30237@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> from "Robert Michael Gorichanaz" at Jan 10, 95 11:47:01 am
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> > I'm looking to use a PC running FreeBSD as a router/gateway on a small > network. Question is, what kinda CPU horsepower do I really need to > forward packets between half a dozen 'puters? Do I need a 486dx50? or > is that overkill; can I get away with a 386-40 or a 486-33? > > I'm going to be using 16-bit bus-mastering ethernet cards, if that helps. correct my ignorance, but do we have DRIVERS for any such cards? all the drivers I know copy the data out of on-board memory.. (?) julian (no, really, I am intersted in the answer to this question..)
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