Re: diskless cluster
> The 3C905C is no longer available: if you ask for one, you get given the
> 905CX, which has the go-faster bits removed. Go instead for the 3C980C,
> which appears to be a direct reincarnation of the 905C.
I checked and we got both types. We recently received some 3C906C, but
mostly 3C905CX. The first is a traditional-size card and the other is a
smaller-size card, the size of an Intel eepro100. They seem to be quite
equivalent, same drivers, same performance. I tested one of the 3C905CX
and it got over 10 KBps in a few cases, quite close to the nominal rate
which is 12.5 KBps for 100 Mbps. I can see no performance difference.
The 3C980C seem to be e new, server-oriented card, of the same class. I
saw it mentioned as a cheaper card in the Etherboot list. Also, that it
takes the same drivers as the 3C905C. Well, looks like you can use the
3C905CX for clusters without any performance problems.
Cheers,
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Jorge L. deLyra, Associate Professor of Physics
The University of Sao Paulo, IFUSP-DFMA
For more information: finger delyra@latt.if.usp.br
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