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Date:      Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:52:17 -0500
From:      "Scott Ullrich" <sullrich@gmail.com>
To:        "Doug Ambrisko" <ambrisko@ambrisko.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, "Wilkinson, Alex" <Alex.Wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au>, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: I/OAT ... Coming Soon ?
Message-ID:  <d5992baf0711150952g6aca6d95g80f2ea778125d2d9@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <200711151729.lAFHTbiq024351@ambrisko.com>
References:  <d5992baf0711150913n6eb31751q8f210e89e5feb2ab@mail.gmail.com> <200711151729.lAFHTbiq024351@ambrisko.com>

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On 11/15/07, Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> wrote:
> Hmm, I forgot about the 2970 which are AMD based.  Can you check the
> BIOS to see if there is an option to turn it on?  I think this is an
> Intel feature.  AMD might have something close?  We have one 2970
> that we've played with a little but not much.  I can't say for sure
> if it has it.

Right you are.   As of BIOS 1.2.2 I do not see a I/OAT option.   Guess
I will need to pick up a different server as we are interested in what
kind of packet forwarding rate increase that this feature might bring
on a heavily loaded firewall.

Scott



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