Micah Bushouse wrote:
[...]"Victor Foulk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:[...]
"Bill Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
However, in my experience, the most critical hardware choice is
the network cards themselves. Cheapo network cards will really
hurt performance under load. So toss the cheapo Realtek cards
into the trash and spend a little extra on an Intel or other name
brand card designed for a server.
[...]
Similarly to Mr. Foulk, I'm also in the market for a pair of NICs for a
small organization's firewall/gateway (in this case using IPFilter).
Per your plug for Intel, I'm browsing 3Com and Intel NICs right now on
mwave.com.
Intel 10/100 w 3DES - $63 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=1562535 3Com 10/100 w 3DES - $92 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=3387169
Why do you suppose that while the 3Com seems very similar to the Intel it costs $30 more? Perhaps because it specs more types of encryption than the Intel NIC?
How would this hardware acceleration integrate w FreeBSD? Per some Linux binary compat (as both cards are compat w Linux kernel 2.2+)?
Will the hardware encryption on these cards ever be useful in a firewall/gateway application?
Sorry for all the questions and thanks for your time,
$92 -$63 ------- $29=Branding?
--------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL PRO 100S, Model PILA8460C3
Specifications:
Standard: 802.2, 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.1p/Q
Encryption: DES(56bit)/3DES(168bit)
On-board Memory: 18KB
Special Features: Integrated security co-processor, Advanced management for lower support costs, intel® SingleDriver™ technology simplifies installation and maintenance
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