Alex Hajnal wrote: > Anyone know if there are plans for Soekris to release a box with multiple Gb > interfaces? Specifically I'm looking for something that could be used to do > simple routing (static routes or OSPF) across 4 to 8 Gb ports with maybe 2 or > 3 Gb sustained throughput.
It would really only be feasible with the introduction of a new processor. sticking with the intel arch you can do 2Gb/s on a core solo or an intel atom but those motherboards will be substantially more complex which adds cost especially in low volume. on the long lived intel embedded side my employeer is still using 600mhz celeron m cpus and intel 910gme in a low end 4xgbe boxes and probably will be for another year or two. soren has acheived one particular combination of value/performance/simplicity which resonates quite well with the needs of a number of potential users (myself included) but it's not the only value mix out there. I think it would be great to see something built on intel 80579 now that they have a full SOC that will likely be around for a while, on the other hand working with a 1088 pin package instead of a 481pin package has got to be a little challenging down here at the low end. > On Wednesday 18 February 2009 11:38:29 Joel Jaeggli wrote: >> RB wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 09:14, Gerald Leier <[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> I am looking toward the net4501 and its mini-pci socket and am wondering >>>> if there are gigabit-friendly NICs available, and supported for this >>>> form factor. >>> As has been noted many times on this list, there's no way the 4501 >>> will push gigabit speeds, it caps out somewhere between 25 and 35Mbps, >>> depending on who's testing and how. The 33MHz PCI bus will just >>> barely push 1Gbps itself. If you need gigabit, look elsewhere; if >>> you're just trying to avoid an MTU mismatch, there are gigabit >>> mini-pci cards (like Commell's MP-541-d) available a simple search >> Which is intel 82541 and supports jumbo out to 16k consistent with most >> other intel gbe chipsets. >> >> this gets a lot simpler to source with a full sized pci slot, if it were >> me I'd use a 4801 (while you still can) or a 5501. for more or less that >> reason. >> >>> away. Be careful with power requirements - GbE draws considerably >>> more current, as much as 1W more. >> yeah a larger wall wart is in order. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Soekris-tech mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
