Re: Inline/Bypass ethernet NIC for FreeBSD
- From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:13:07 +0200
On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 05:07:52PM +0700, Affan Basalamah wrote:
Hi all,
I just curious about the availability of inline/bypass ethernet NIC
for FreeBSD. Maybe my google search skill is low, but I cannot find
any information about that.
I think there are few ethernet adapter that support bypass operation (for
any OS, not just FreeBSD.)
Your google search skill must be low, because simply googling on 'ethernet
bypass adapter' and following the first link would lead you to
http://www.silicom.co.il/pgx.php?p2=127
where they list several models that are claimed to work with FreeBSD.
The only thing that comes to me is this URL from Intel
(http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000_quad_bypass_server_adapters.htm),
which I know by just looking at it, that thing won't come in cheap
price.
I am fairly certain that just about all alternatives will fall into one or
both of the following categories:
a) Hard to find
b) Expensive
I just want to use it as a NIC for my firewall, to eliminate the
possibilities of traffic went down when the firewall is unable to
operate.
So you are saying that if somebody manages to crash your firewall then
they should be able to bypass any protection the firewall was supposed to
give? I am not at all sure that is a good idea.
--
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Erik Trulsson
ertr1013@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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