On 8 Jul 2005 08:41:46 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gustavo A. Baratto) wrote:
>You gonna need a server with a very fast bus, and a very fast memory. What is "Very Fast" memory? ;) >Some motherboards have dedicated PCI controllers for each slot, So, each NIC >has its own dedicated controller, decreasing the interrupts for each one. Would not one 66MHz/64-bit bus which is not used by anything in system, but ethernet cards be sufficient? In theory 66MHz/64-bit PCI bus should be well enough even for wirespeed GigE >Aparently gigabit intel NICs are the best out there, but this is just what >I've heard. What about Intel Pro/100 S Server Dual Port 64bit/66Mhz adapters (fxp)? > >Don't know the details of your application, but you may think about using >CARP or even a lame DNS round-robin to load-balance two or more FWs, instead >of getting a very expensive hardware for just one. CARP indeed looks interesting but if possible we would like to stay with one box. > >Cheers > Regards Kirill ------------------------------------------------- When replying via E-Mail, please remove duplicate "@" from the address. -------------------------------------------------
