Sorry if this has been asked before, but - will there be a HiFn card in a package that works with the net6501?
Thanks. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Soren Kristensen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > I'm Sorry, but it took me a little time to bring up and test the net6501 > hardware, a little too much software and fpga programming and a couple > of hardware issues..... > > But the net6501 prototypes are now working just fine, I have booted > stock MS-DOS, FreeBSD and OpenBSD, with all hardware recognized. > > So we just started the first small production batch, 120 pcs net6501-50 > should start shipping on August 1, with the next 600 pcs net6501-50 to > start shipping August 22. > > Then full production with all three variations, to start shipping > September 15. > > The usual standard case will be ready from start, the 1U 19" rackmount > will probably be a few weeks after. > > A Quad PCI-Express x1 gigabit ethernet adapter will come in probably > October 2011, with the same Intel 82574L controllers as the net6501, the > 1U 19" rackmount case will take two of those boards. > > And yes, a PCIe x1 don't really have enough bandwidth, in fact, the > Intel Atom E6xx only have 4 PCIe x1 gen1 ports so bandwidth is limited. > > All the bandwidth, performance and memory anybody would need is for the > net7501.... > > > Best Regards, > > > Soren Kristensen > > CEO & Chief Engineer > Soekris Engineering, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > 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
