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> > True... unless going for 64 bit PCI at 66MHz... > > 64/66 PCI has 4 times as much bandwidth - about 4Gbit/s. Much better > than standard PCI, but hard to find on a PC-compatible motherboard, and > expensive when you do find it. Enough bandwidth for 10 line-rate 100M > Ethernet ports or six line-rate OC-3 ports (in theory, anyway). But not > really enough for anything faster (OC-12 or GigE) if you want line-rate > forwarding. Most reputable motherboards (high-end super micros, intel) support 64/66. -- Alex Rubenstein, AR97, K2AHR, [email protected], latency, Al Reuben -- -- Net Access Corporation, 800-NET-ME-36, http://www.nac.net --
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