Re: tcp/ip over scsi

From: Rask Ingemann Lambertsen (rask-linux@kampsax.k-net.dk)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2000 - 16:26:05 EST


Den 02-Jun-00 16:47:12 skrev Ricky Beam fĝlgende om "Re: tcp/ip over scsi":

>I don't mean to flame,

   That's definitely a good thing.

> but gigabit ethernet cards are about the same price
>as a good SCSI card and can move information much faster.

   Of course it can't, gigabit Ethernet gives you only 1 Gbit/s, SCSI gives
you up to 1.28 Gbit/s. Add to that that SCSI has an MTU of 64 kB vs. the
1500 bytes of gigabit Ethernet, which helps you keep down interrupt
overhead and improves efficiency in general.

Regards,

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