But shouldn't DPCs be much less an issue if at all with the 6000 series?

Greg
 On Oct 19, 2012 2:12 PM, "Neal Campbell" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Absolutely! Windows is pretty good about handling more than 1 ethernet
> device.
>
> Word of warning, get an Intel card. By all means, do not get a card using
> an Atheros chipset (yes, this will prompt hundreds of people swearing by
> the excellent performance of their Atheros ethernet service on their
> motherboard, but just take it from some who works on a lot of people's
> computers that Atheros has the worst drivers out there.
>
> Second word of warning: Realtek chipsets can be okay but their drivers
> seem to flip-flop on generating DPCs. For instance the very latest set of
> drivers from Realtek causes DPC spikes in the 300-600 us range. Just
> falling back to the previous version restores its DPC good behavior.
>
> I will bet on Intel ethernet drivers more than any other brand I have
> supported/installed. You can get a good card for 30-40 bucks, why take
> chances!
>
> 73
> Neal K3NC
>
> On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Lloyd Berg - N9LB <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Can ine simply put a second Ethernet card in the computer?
> > ( I.E. One for Internet connection, the other one for FLEX connection? )
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Flexedge [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Tim
> > Ellison
> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 7:21 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Computer requirements for 6000 series
> >
> >
> > Michael is correct. SmartSDR-Win will put more stress on your graphics
> > subsystem than PowerSDR, but don't don't go out and buy high-end 3D
> > graphics card.  Most recent GPUs will have enough horsepower.
> >
> > We are putting together the Quick Start Guide for the networking
> > requirements. I recommend that you connect the FLEX-6x00 to a switched
> > 100 Mb/s Ethernet port for best performance, your PC should also be
> > connected that way as well.  Most Internet routers, including
> > thewireless ones, have switched Ethernet ports on them.  Do be careful
> > of very low-cost 10/100/1000 consumer Ethernet switches as they may
> > radiate RFI when an Ethernet cable is connected to them, in which case
> > you may need some mix 43 ferrite beads on the Ethernet cables to cut
> > down on RF emissions from the switch itself.
> >
> > Speaking of Ethernet cables, CAT 5e or better is recommended.  Do not
> > use shielded twisted pair (STP) cables as this will create ground loops
> > unless you cut off one end of the STP cable to break the shield, replace
> > it with a plastic RJ45 connector and connected the shielded end to a
> > well grounded FLEX-6000.
> >
> > How much client to radio (server) network bandwidth you will need will
> > be dependent on the number of panadapters / active slices and the nature
> > of the streamed audio for said slices. GigE will not be a requirementand
> > you might be able to use 10BaseT with an 8-slice display, but you will
> > be getting close to maxing out that bandwidth.  One caution with
> > wireless client connections; the bandwidth quoted for your wireless
> > connection is the theoretical maximum and you will never achieve those
> > throughput speeds in real world applications. Also the bandwidth quoted
> > accounts for both the RX and TX paths, so you will need to divide your
> > theoretical maximum bandwidth in half to get an idea of the actual
> > bandwidth you are working with.
> >
> > Tim Ellison
> > On 10/18/2012 3:59 PM, Michael Hasenfratz wrote:
> >> That is my understanding. Although, good Ethernet and graphics card
> should
> > be in order.
> >>
> >> Michael Hasenfratz
> >> ========================
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> >>
> >> On Oct 18, 2012, at 9:27 AM, George Allen <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> I presume that since the signal processing is done in the box of the
> 6000
> > series, that there are no special computer requirements for the 6000
> series.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know if this is correct?
> >>>
> >>> George
> >>> K2CM
> >>>
> >>>
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