From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 1 19:52:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D3B81065670 for ; Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:52:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@xip.at) Received: from chile.gbit.at (ns1.xip.at [193.239.188.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514AE8FC12 for ; Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:52:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@xip.at) Received: (qmail 30367 invoked from network); 1 Mar 2008 20:25:32 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO filebunker.xip.at) (86.59.10.180) by chile.gbit.at with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 1 Mar 2008 20:25:32 +0100 Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 20:25:32 +0100 (CET) From: Ingo Flaschberger To: Barney Cordoba In-Reply-To: <640774.53824.qm@web63911.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: References: <640774.53824.qm@web63911.mail.re1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LFD 882 2007-12-20) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 1GBit router? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:52:16 -0000 Dear Barney, > It seems absolutely ridiculous to buy such hardware > and not install a PCIx or 4x PCIe card for another > $100. or less. Saying a 1x is "fast enough" is like > saying a Celeron is "fast enough". The box is a small 1HE appliance and can boot from a CF-Card. I trust them more than a "al cheapo" pc. 1x axiomtek NA-820 1x P4 3Ghz cpu 1x 1gb ddr2 --- 850eur without taxes. A good chipset, good cpu, good ram, good harddisk, god powersupply has same price. And don't forget that in exchanges you pay for each HE. And back to 1x is not fast enough: There are no 1gbit single port network cards that support more than 1 lane, even if you plug it into a 16 lane slot. (and I'm not talking about 10gbit cards; if you have 10gbit upstream you have enough $$ to buy good gear) http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/prodbrf/pro1000_pt_server_adapter.pdf Bus width x1 Lane PCI Express, operable in x1, x4,x8, x16 slots Bus speed (x1, encoded rate) 2.5 Gbps uni-directional; 5 Gbps bi-directional Kind regards, Ingo Flaschberger