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Yes, but hopefully anyone doing this for real will compare whitepapers and errata for yourself, then lab test them. The T5 ASIC is in a different class than in

by kev009 11y ago

Yes, but hopefully anyone doing this for real will compare whitepapers and errata for yourself, then lab test them. The T5 ASIC is in a different class than intel's parts, it can be used as several types of offload engine if that seems like a good fit for things like iSCSI, or it can be used as a very solid stateless offload NIC with tons of VFs for things like Netmap, zones/jails, or HW virtualization. Most people don't push NICs very hard, so it doesn't matter that much. If you do, you probably already have a strong opinion (i.e. glance at Netflix OpenConnect build docs).

cm3 11y ago
I was planning 10G networking in my home lan, so I guess I'll eye Chelsio NIC then. Hope they're not too expensive.
- kev009 11y ago
  Typically cheaper than Intel I bought from Netgate for my personal colo machine http://store.netgate.com/Chelsio/T520-SO-CR.aspx http://store.netgate.com/Chelsio/T520-SO-CR.aspx
  - cm3 11y ago
    Doesn't Chelsio offer copper 10G port NICs? 10G non-fiber (aka Cat.7) has been my plan.
    - kev009 11y ago
      They do, but twisted pair uses more power. You should use Twinax copper cables with the SFP NICs and switches if you don't want fiber.
cm3 11y ago
Netmap support in the NIC as in FreeBSD Luigi Rizzo Netmap? What kind of support is it? Let me search....