Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:16:00 -0400 From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of encryption hardware support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <200106290316.f5T3G0I95199@whizzo.transsys.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:31:16 EDT." <121.f1f847.286cd1f4@aol.com> References: <121.f1f847.286cd1f4@aol.com>
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> In a message dated 06/27/2001 11:06:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > soren@soekris.com writes: > > > That's not really the point here, I was talking about lowest end > > hardware compared to high end CPU. If we compare with high end hardware, > > then we're talking about factor >50 faster than software.... There are > > chips out that can do >1Gbit 3-DES, given a 64bit/66Mhz PCI bus. > > > > I'm just starting with a low end chip to complement my 133 Mhz 486 based > > net4501 board, with the goal of low cost and low power, not absolute > > performance. > > Its cheaper and more flexible to buy a faster motherboard, which is the point > to the rest of us who are deciding if we care about a hardware solution. Really? Have you even looked at the net4501 board which was mentioned? It's a single-board computer constructed for some specific communication applications, with no VGA or keyboard support, or spinning fans, and is pretty inexpensive and in a very small form factor. Why do I want to replace this with "a new motherboard?" Please consider that you probably can't imagine all the applications that these platforms might be used in, an the availability of fire-breathing Really Fast CPUs might not actually be applicable to some applications with very specific requirements. "A new motherboard" isn't going to be more flexible since it's likely to require a power supply larger than the whole low-power computer you propose to replace. I'd rather spend the $100 or $150 to add crypto performance for some applications and maintain the small form factor, low power consumption, and no moving parts. The "rest of us" covers quite a few people, with a variety of interesting applications. louie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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