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To: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>
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Subject: Re: What is the max network IO on a FreeBSD box? (fwd) 
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From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 17:19:40 -0700
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>Hi, I am using FreeBSD boxes as routers with Emerging Tech T1 cards. I
>connect them together with 10 Base T, but want to move up to 100 Meg FDDI
>cards. If I put 2 cards in each router, can I shove +100 meg through a P160
>running FreeBSD?

   The simple answer is "yes". You can get near 100Mbps even with a 100Mhz
Pentium.

>I am also looking for any T3 cards that FreeBSD supports.

   I don't know of any.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project