Re: switch or server? (was Re: Max throughput ?)

2007-09-05 Thread Henning Brauer
* David Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-05 00:59]: Can any one comment on this ? Would it not be better to use some think like a Cisco layer 3 GB switch. Most el cheapo gig switches will do the job without packet loss. you are beeing tricked by marketing terminology. layer 3 switches

Re: switch or server? (was Re: Max throughput ?)

2007-09-05 Thread David Newman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 9/5/07 2:01 AM, Henning Brauer wrote: * David Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-05 00:59]: Can any one comment on this ? Would it not be better to use some think like a Cisco layer 3 GB switch. Most el cheapo gig switches will do the job

Re: switch or server? (was Re: Max throughput ?)

2007-09-05 Thread Henning Brauer
* David Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-05 17:51]: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 9/5/07 2:01 AM, Henning Brauer wrote: * David Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-09-05 00:59]: Can any one comment on this ? Would it not be better to use some think like a Cisco layer 3 GB

switch or server? (was Re: Max throughput ?)

2007-09-04 Thread David Newman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 9/4/07 3:03 PM, Michael Gale wrote: Hey, It was suggested that we create an OpenBSD server with 9GB interfaces to start. I think here you mean 9 1-Gbit/s interfaces 7 Will be used right off the bat. This would function as a core