Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:43:37 +0200 From: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@digiware.nl> To: Steve Polyack <korvus@comcast.net> Cc: Paul Schenkeveld <paul@psconsult.nl>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looking for gigabit network appliances Message-ID: <4D934199.8060300@digiware.nl> In-Reply-To: <4D90E57D.2060001@comcast.net> References: <20110327131643.GA36085@psconsult.nl> <AANLkTikmD1XsLhRSxeXGiuZ1hj9tLQ9kZtj6jcOn16U2@mail.gmail.com> <20110328172947.GA45413@psconsult.nl> <4D90E57D.2060001@comcast.net>
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On 28-3-2011 21:46, Steve Polyack wrote: > On 03/28/11 13:29, Paul Schenkeveld wrote: > Axiomtek makes a handful of devices which might interest you. Their > NA-820 is a pretty solid platform for serial console, internal VGA > headers, 7 Intel em(4) gigabit ethernet interfaces, and SATA support: > http://axiomtek.com/products/ViewProduct.asp?view=429 > > We haven't had any trouble with running FreeBSD on them. I'm not sure > about obtaining them in Europe, however. I've purchased 2 of them and they got shipped directly from the far-East. There is a reseller in Germany, but they still defer you. Al in al it was a realively painless process. And yo gan even go to eleven * 1Gbit, if you use a quad ehternet card in the extention slot. Processing power to fully utilize all ports is more of a problem. Since generating 11Gb/s of traffic ain't easy. :) --WjW
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