On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Michael Richardson wrote:
> >>>>> "Zhanxiang" == Zhanxiang Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Zhanxiang> In order to use tcpdump snooping 1Gbps traffic without
> Zhanxiang> dropping packets,
> Zhanxiang> what are the requirements for the hardware?
>
> Zhanxiang> Say, how fast should the CUP, memory, cache, buses and hard
> Zhanxiang> drive be?
>
> I'm not aware of any current off-the-shelf hardware that can deal with
> this.
>
> You'd need a PCI-Express equipped system with a NIC card that can deal
> with the data rates involved.
>
> If you want to do Gb/s, you'll need hardware dedicated to the purpose.
> I.e. Smartbits, etc.
A PCI-X system works fine, provided you have the right network card.
The other hardware requirements depend on whether you are doing real-time
analysis or capturing to disk.
More information is available at:
http://www.endace.com/gigemon.htm
or email me directly - I did some work tuning one of our Gigemon systems
last year, and should be able to help answer any further questions.
Cheers,
Koryn
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Senior Software Engineer mobile +64 21 488386
Endace Technology Ltd email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hamilton, New Zealand web http://www.endace.com/
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