Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 08 Feb 2000 13:10:38 -0000 (GMT) | From | Anton Ivanov <> | Subject | Re: Gigabit Linux Server Bottlenecks |
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> > I still haven't figure out what I need 802.1Q for, but maybe thats > just me. Guess I ought to go read the standard.
The main problem with current router based 802.1Q implementations is that the firewalling, accounting and QoS for GigE capable equipment case have to be expressed: quoting you "is still by using words that are not suited to be put in print".
If you need QoS, namely class based queing and especially class based accounting on lots of ethers the choice is obvious - move to FreeBSD (where these have worked for ages) or Linux. Unfortunately 802.1q is not mainstream on both of them (I checked BSD last time eof last year).
Same stands for firewalls that need to control more than 3-4 segments. .1q would simplify lots of things there.
Same stands for a single box serving lots of ptp ethers or /30 segments. F.E. ADSL ;-)
Same stands if you need to present your linux box in a lot of places for broadcast protocols. Remote boot environments in a big building with a subnetted LAN and dhcp or similar.
List can be continued by many more applications.
Brgds,
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