From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 20 14:29:50 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 795A916A420; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:29:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Received: from vhost109.his.com (vhost109.his.com [216.194.225.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1863D43D5A; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:29:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Received: from [10.0.1.210] (localhost.his.com [127.0.0.1]) by vhost109.his.com (8.12.11/8.12.3) with ESMTP id j9KETkji044812; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:29:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <43579259.8060701@roq.com> References: <434FABCC.2060709@roq.com> <20051014205434.C66245@fledge.watson.org> <43564800.3010309@roq.com> <4356BBA1.3000103@wm-access.no> <43579259.8060701@roq.com> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:26:31 +0200 To: Michael VInce From: Brad Knowles Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org, Sten Daniel =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8rsdal?= Subject: Re: Network performance 6.0 with netperf X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:29:50 -0000 At 10:49 PM +1000 2005-10-20, Michael VInce wrote: > The 4 ethernet ports on the Dell server are all built-in so I am assuming > they are on the best bus available. In my experience, the terms "Dell" and "best available" very rarely go together. Dell has made a name for themselves by shipping the absolutely cheapest possible hardware they can, with the thinnest possible profit margins, and trying to make up the difference in volume. Issues like support, ease of management, freedom from overheating, etc... get secondary or tertiary consideration, if they get any consideration at all. But maybe that's just me. -- Brad Knowles, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 SAGE member since 1995. See for more info.