Re: scaling linux-based router hardware recommendations

2015-01-27 Thread Joe Holden
I get more than that with realtek nics on x86, problem is high interrupt rates even with msix, intel fixes some of those and chelsio makes it all go away... Just saying :) On 26/01/2015 23:27, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: Hi Micah, There is a segment in the Hardware Side of the industry that

Re: scaling linux-based router hardware recommendations

2015-01-27 Thread Joe Holden
Easy to make a switch when the only thing you're actually doing is teling the asic what to do (Cumulus, Ubiquiti, ... every other broadcom vendor out there...) Better yet - Atheros have finally come out with a 24*1GE + 2*10GE switch asic - only a matter of time before they challenge broadcom