[techtalk] RE: 2 Q: xinetd and Gigabit linux NIC?

[Brian Sweeney]

Oops...forgot to mention; I'm looking for fiber, not copper gigabit...

-Brian



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Sweeney [mailto:bsweeney at physics.ucsb.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:52 PM
> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: 2 Q: xinetd and Gigabit linux NIC?
> > 
> My second (much shorter) question: has anyone had good luck with 
> a gigabit ethernet driver on a 2.4 kernel?  We're looking into 
> setting up better firewall on our network, and considering two 
> possibilities: 1 firewall running linux with Gig ethernet per 
> subnet (cheap, better bandwidth, but more admin overhead) OR 
> setting up one firewall for the whole shebang, and investing in 
> something like the Firebox or Checkpoint's Nokia appliance.  So, 
> any Gig Nic suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Brian