From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 2 15:57:38 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 F149E1065671 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 15:57:38 +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 39E2A8FC16 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 15:57:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@xip.at) Received: (qmail 27872 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2008 16:57:36 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO filebunker.xip.at) (86.59.10.180) by chile.gbit.at with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 2 Mar 2008 16:57:36 +0100 Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 16:57:35 +0100 (CET) From: Ingo Flaschberger To: Barney Cordoba In-Reply-To: <644693.83415.qm@web63910.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: References: <644693.83415.qm@web63910.mail.re1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LFD 882 2007-12-20) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="657920-542942740-1204473456=:14402" 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: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:57:39 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --657920-542942740-1204473456=:14402 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Dear Barney, > > PCIe cards are 1x because the chips are all wired for > 1x. Intel has a marketing plan. Its not to use low-end > chips for high-end operations. Intel is just going to > cannibalized their own business by putting out higher > performance low-end chips. really? the 1 port server chip use only 1 lane the 2 port server chip use only Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter: >> Today there really is very little reason to use >> PCI-X instead >> of PCI-E when one is putting together a brand new >> system. > > the "reason" is that its faster, but its clear that > you have no > interest in understanding that, so I'll give up on > trying to educated you. > The math is clearly over your head. I have no problems to saturate 1 gbit desktop pci-e intel card in a 50$ asrock mainboard. Lets show me that at your pci-x board? and please read: http://download.intel.com/design/network/applnots/ap453.pdf Kind regards, Ingo Flaschberger --657920-542942740-1204473456=:14402--