Re: How many ethernet...
"Christopher E. Brown" wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Carlos Barros wrote:
>
> > ... can a pentium 100MHz/32MB can hold?
> >
> > I mean I want it to be a router with all ethernet at 10Mbps
> >
> > I've use it with 2 nics and work. Now the problem is the hardware limitation
> > when acting as a router, and i have no where to search for this info.
>
> Well, 4 100Mbit and 3 10Mbit is doable with a K6-233, asuming
> a good ethernet card (such as a proper tulip units, low overhead).
> Now, using say ne200 clones would be a bad idea.
>
> 8 100Mbit interfaces on a K6-3 450Mhz w/ 1MB l3 cache and the
> right quad card is doable as well, the bottle neck seems to be the PCI
> bus itself past this point.
>
> > Well, any multiport ethernet card for 10Mbps on each port that you recomend?
> > (or at leas that works with linux/debian)
>
> Take a look at the Cogent (not adaptec) quad cards, the 6944TX
> is the quad 10/100, there is a similar 10 card available, both based
> on the DEC tulip 21140.
>
> > BTW: Does proxy-arp need more CPU than just routing?
>
> Not a measurable diff from what I have seem, just the overhead
> of answering the extra arps. Though not truly routing :) The packets
> are routed just like normal, it is just purposeful arp spoofing...
>
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Can I actually run 4 of this Cogent Quartet in unique box?
I thinking of this for shaping traffic for my housing clients, I give them 128 or
256 K each.
Now i am using 6 ne clones, and doing fine, but this 4-port cards, seems a
better solution.
Thanks.
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