From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Larry McVoy Subject: Re: TOE brain dump Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:30:51 -0700 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <20030803203051.GA9057@work.bitmover.com> References: <20030803194011.GA8324@work.bitmover.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Larry McVoy , Erik Andersen , Werner Almesberger , Jeff Garzik , netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nivedita Singhvi Return-path: To: David Lang Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 01:13:24PM -0700, David Lang wrote: > 2. router nodes that have access to main memory (PCI card running linux > acting as a router/firewall/VPN to offload the main CPU's) I can get an entire machine, memory, disk, > Ghz CPU, case, power supply, cdrom, floppy, onboard enet extra net card for routing, for $250 or less, quantity 1, shipped to my door. Why would I want to spend money on some silly offload card when I can get the whole PC for less than the card? -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm