Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 12:05:26 -0400 From: dennis@et.htp.com (dennis) To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router Message-ID: <199506251605.MAA26785@mail.htp.com>
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R. Grimes writes..... >The SMC 9332 EtherPower 10/100 is a bus master device with no memory >on it at all. It uses host memory for packet buffers and for all >practical purposes this can be as much memory as you want to through >at it! > As long as you can get the bus. You don't want this on a 100mbs media device. The card (or controller) needs some buffering or you'll be in trouble with a heavy burst. db
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