On Thu, 22 Jun 2004, Robin Humble wrote:
> cool! Nice to see...
> a few questions:
> - can it run with e1000 drivers?
Yes, it should. At least for 2.2.x Kernels M-VIA offers a module (device
driver).
> the MVIA docs aren't clear on this - eg. version 82546EB
> - can VIA traffic go through gigabit ethernet switches, or do all links
> have to be crossover cables?
No experience with gigabit ethernet but our test cluster had a 100 Mbit
switched ethernet network.
> - can you route the packets in the kernel like you route normal IP
> traffic?
No, the advantage of VIA is at all to manage communication without disturbing
the kernel. That's why it is faster then TCP/IP
> cheers,
> robin
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