Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:05:13 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Bsdguru@aol.com Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of encryption hardware support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <20010629180513.C535@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <102.53e94e2.286df0eb@aol.com>; from Bsdguru@aol.com on Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:55:39AM -0400 References: <102.53e94e2.286df0eb@aol.com>
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On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:55:39AM -0400, Bsdguru@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/28/01 11:16:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > louie@TransSys.COM 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. G'luck, Peter -- "yields falsehood, when appended to its quotation." yields falsehood, when appended to its quotation. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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