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List:       linux-bridge
Subject:    Re: [Bridge] bridge with gigabit nework
From:       Marian Jancar <marian.jancar () infonet ! cz>
Date:       2002-06-16 7:03:07
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Advanced Hosting UNIX Admin Daniel Fairchild wrote:
> 
> I did not do a bridge but just a gateway fire wall with dual gigabit cards
> and dual xeon 1.7 Ghz machine.
> 
> the cards we used were the 3com 3C985B-SX fiber gigabit cards and we have
> pushed 160Mb/s across the firewall and it runs great. The 3com drivers are
> in the kernel. I looked into using the Intel gigabit cards they have no
> kernel drivers the only driver that was available at the time was one
> provided by Intel and it would only compile as a module so we opted to use
> the 3com cards.  we needed a tight kernel with every thing compiled in for
> speed. :)
> 

How much slower it is with the driver as module?

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Marian Jančár <mjanx123@milada.troja.mff.cuni.cz>

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