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Re: question about hardware requirements
From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ottawa on ca>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:07:12 -0500
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"Zhanxiang" == Zhanxiang Huang <zh4c () cs virginia edu> writes:
Zhanxiang> In order to use tcpdump snooping 1Gbps traffic without Zhanxiang> dropping packets, Zhanxiang> what are the requirements for the hardware? Zhanxiang> Say, how fast should the CUP, memory, cache, buses and hard Zhanxiang> drive be? I'm not aware of any current off-the-shelf hardware that can deal with this. You'd need a PCI-Express equipped system with a NIC card that can deal with the data rates involved. If you want to do Gb/s, you'll need hardware dedicated to the purpose. I.e. Smartbits, etc. ] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr () xelerance com http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBQBAtbIqHRg3pndX9AQFhSAP/QkhSDKmIQD7XNS6s2SbEIPZKbkJZY7wP z9gL0dMJxosqtyVgG9ex4lQXCNT7dPEM201OhXTUjL6mTGx/HcTat9mXd8RoHk6i 9kIeEGRaFTcUWzDITwrK4OdVSm+S7DRNAqS34fvbVQTcgnEG3YNxkmBhH1tavM6A sNXEr/HnPNk= =SWpN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - This is the TCPDUMP workers list. It is archived at http://www.tcpdump.org/lists/workers/index.html To unsubscribe use mailto:tcpdump-workers-request () tcpdump org?body=unsubscribe
Current thread:
- question about hardware requirements Zhanxiang Huang (Jan 16)
- Re: question about hardware requirements Michael Richardson (Jan 22)
- Re: question about hardware requirements Koryn Grant (Jan 22)
- Re: question about hardware requirements Jefferson Ogata (Jan 22)
- Re: question about hardware requirements Michael Richardson (Jan 22)