Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Jun 2001 17:18:58 -0400 (EDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor |
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So what is the truth to the rumors 3com was throwing around about the "linux driver with ipsec support"? Nick
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Martin Moerman wrote:
> > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Brent D. Norris wrote: > > > > Now, if the NIC were to integrate with OpenSSL and offload some of THAT > > > donkey work... Just offloading DES isn't terribly useful, as Pavel says: > > > apart from anything else, DES is a bit elderly now - SSH using 3DES or > > > Blowfish etc... How dedicated is this card? Could it be used to offload > > > other work? > > > > Sorry my bad it is 3DES that they have on it, but I don't know how > > in-grained it is in it. Like I sad it just floated across my desk a few > > days ago and it sounded like a cool bit of hardware. > > > The card is offloading TCP/IP checksums, TCP/IP packet fragmentation, and > does IPSEC through the ARM9 proc. > > I like the card. but no real real linux drivers yet. only basic network > card drivers for linux. > > /Martin > martin_moerman@eur.3com.com > > > > > > > Brent Norris > > > > Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux > > > > System Administrator -- WKU-Center for Biodiversity > > Best Mechanical > > > > W: 270-745-8864 > > H: 270-563-9226 > > > > "The problem with the Linux learning curve is that it is _so_ steep once > > at the top you can't see the people at the bottom" --Doug Hagan > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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