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On 04/07/10 17:34, Ed W wrote: |
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> Obviously these are quite a lot more power hungry than some ARM device, |
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> but if you want to filter 8x gig E ports then I wonder if you need |
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> something a bit more beefy anyway? |
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If you want to do that, then you need a specialized hardware (for relatively low |
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power consumption) or Core2/Phenom class CPU, right? |
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These recent incarnations of small routers with GigE interfaces is of limited |
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use. Most even have no memory bandwidth to do the routing on full speed of one |
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1Gbps stream. I agree, it is better to have GigE, because (1) 100Mbps+ speeds |
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are attainable, or (2) if there is an ethernet switch chip built-in and actual |
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processing only happens on WAN port. |
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Sure, 1GHz PPC RouterBoard or Lanner system has the value, but is it better or |
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cheaper than a generic Atom/Nano board + multiport ethernet card? |
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