Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:22:38 -0400 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any experience with T3/HSSI cards and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199907161627.MAA14289@etinc.com> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.56.19990716173533.02c18c60@go2france.com> References: <378F5049.785E0DB@eclipse.net.uk> <v0421012cb3b3b893d5ec@[209.239.239.22]> <199907161442.KAA13932@etinc.com>
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At 05:40 PM 7/16/99 +0200, you wrote:=20 > > <http://www.lanmedia.com/>www.lanmedia.com has HSSI-to-CompactPCI= interface > cards with hotswap.=A0=A0 see: > > <http://www.lanmedia.com/prod09.htm>http://www.lanmedia.com/prod09.htm > > Putting together a hotswap PCI mainframe is another issue I'd like to see > discussed in the FreeBSD-as-border-router area. Ah, but measure that against our list of features (<http://www.etinc.com/ethssi.htm#features>www.etinc.com/ethssi.htm#features= ) and see how they compare (plus they dont even use a real HDLC controller). Things like hot-swap may make a difference given equal products, but they= are far from equal. As you've learned with ethernet controllers, the hardware=20 helps, but the real issue is the software/drivers.=20 Dennis=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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