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Date:      Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:04:52 +0200
From:      Christian Brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>, mark <mark@immermail.com>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: netgraph with 10Gig interfaces
Message-ID:  <20060814130452.GD1763@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
In-Reply-To: <20060814124810.GB96644@cell.sick.ru>
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On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 04:48:10PM +0400, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 02:45:28PM +0200, Christian Brueffer wrote:
> C> > m> >m> ngctl mkpeer . eiface hook ether
> C> > m> >m> ngctl mkpeer ngeth0: one2many lower one
> C> > m> >m> ngctl connect $if1: ngeth0:lower lower many0
> C> > m> >m> ngctl connect $if2: ngeth0:lower lower many1
> C> > m> >m> ifconfig ngeth0 -arp up
> C> > m> >
> C> > m> >And where is interface here? Either 10Gig or 1 Gig? I don't
> C> > m> >see one.
> C> > m>=20
> C> > m> This snippet is from a script, and the variables '$if1' and '$if2'
> C> > m> are set to the interfaces.  In effect, the 'connect' lines above
> C> > m> are actually (for Neterion 10Gig driver):
> C> > m>=20
> C> > m> ngctl connect xge0: ngeth0:lower lower many0
> C> > m> ngctl connect xge1: ngeth0:lower lower many0
> C> >=20
> C> > Never heard about xge(4) driver. What is it?
> C>=20
> C> http://www.neterion.com/support/drivers/relnotes-fbsd_beta.txt
> C>=20
> C> FYI, the OpenBSD guys have a driver in their tree if someone wants to
> C> take a look.
>=20
> Well, we need at least one developer with at least one NIC. Or we need
> very responsive contact in Neterion and their willingness to maintain
> driver in FreeBSD tree.
>=20

Right.  BTW, small clarification of my words above:

The driver first appeared in NetBSD and was ported to OpenBSD afterwards.
Unfortunately the CVS logs don't indicate whether or not they had
support from Neterion.

- Christian

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