Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:30:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@internetcds.com> To: Brian's Mail <bellefso@execpc.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: 2 or 4 port Ethernet cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904152029320.19480-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> In-Reply-To: <NCBBLDHPCJFJEDOEPEBFEEAKCHAA.bellefso@execpc.com>
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THere seems to be a math problem here. 132MB/sec appx = 1320Mb/sec, so conceivably, 13 100mbit cards... On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Brian's Mail wrote: > The PCI Bus can do 132 MB/sec so in theory the bus can handle 4 100Mb ports. > This would be roughly 50 MB/sec. So it shouldn't matter if there are 4 > seperate cards or a card with four ports, whether or not the card can > sustain that output is the important thing. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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