On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:52:34 +0200 Henning Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Brian A. Seklecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-16 23:01]: > > All: > > > > I see that IFCAP_VLAN_MTU is available, but IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING, as seen > > in ti(4), is absent in em(4). Version 6.6.6 of em(4) elsewhere is > > promising TOE (TCP Segment Offload) and already supports a "vlanhwtag" and > > "jumbo frames". > > > > For VLAN routing security boxes, this would be a big plus for a lot of > > embedded SBCs that support only integrated Intel NICs. > > "this would be a big plus"? > sez who? Says my assumption that unlike TOE, VLAN hardware tagging has been well accepted and established for some time. But only an objective test can tell... I've been looking for details on an F/OSS L2-L4 Performance Benchmark System. Someone on the lists recently posted test results of tests using IXIA http://www.ixiacom.com/ I don't know where I'm going to find the time, but I will eventually have a go at this. ~BAS > I say it doesn't make any difference at all. > now it is up to you to prove me wrong :) > (and I think you won't be able to) > > -- > Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > BS Web Services, http://bsws.de > Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services > Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam > > > > > > > -- Brian A. Seklecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient (or the individual responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system.
