Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:59:54 +0100 | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: Gigabit Linux Server Bottlenecks |
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On Tue, Feb 08, 2000 at 09:55:20AM -0500, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> Functionally, a Linux box with a gig card, 802.1q and connected to a > switch, makes a *VERY* inexpensive and featurful multiport router. Though, > I have no idea how it performs. Of course it will be slower then the > hardware based solutions.
Alot of hardware based solutions loose big time as soon as you enable certain features which cannot be handled in hardware. Hasta la vista, performance.
Ralf
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