From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jun 30 11:36:31 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from imo-m10.mx.aol.com (imo-m10.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.165]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BAA537B59E for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:57:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Bsdguru@aol.com) Received: from Bsdguru@aol.com by imo-m10.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v30.22.) id n.c3.12b62c09 (16788) for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:57:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Bsdguru@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:57:00 EDT Subject: Re: Status of encryption hardware support in FreeBSD To: hackers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 139 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a message dated 06/29/2001 11:01:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, roam@orbitel.bg writes: > > > Really? Have you even looked at the net4501 board which was mentioned? > > It's > > > a single-board computer constructed for some specific communication > > > applications, with no VGA or keyboard support, or spinning fans, and is > > > pretty inexpensive and in a very small form factor. Why do I want to > > > replace this with "a new motherboard?" > > > > Because my motherboard is 20 times faster, has VGA support,doesnt require > an > > add-on board to do fast encryption and costs about the same as yours. > Thats > > why. > > Again, you are only considering your personal case. If crypto should > be needed on an embedded appliance, I don't think they would need > a lightning-fast processor and VGA support, when crypto is all > they want. > Your premise that "embedded appliances" are somehow doomed to use pitifully outdated processors is simply wrong. Embedded MBs with speeds enough to eliminate the requirement for 1) a slot and 2) an external board are available for less than the delta in cost. So, logically speaking, anyone with a requirement for crypto would simply chose a faster embedded MB solution. Listen, Im not trying to say that your project has no merit. My post was originally meant to illustrate to others, who may have been unduly excited about the prospects, that such a product does not buy you much in a normal environment. I think that now we have established that its merits are limted to low-speed embedded solutions, which is just was I was trying to say. Bryan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message