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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!mn6.swip.net!seunet!news2.swip.net!nike.volvo.se!cyklop.volvo.se!peter From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Running several networking cards in one system? Date: 6 Jan 1997 16:14:57 GMT Organization: Volvo Corp. Lines: 40 Message-ID: <5ar8e1$prf@nike.volvo.se> References: <6OBfLaMbNgB@me-tech.pfm-mainz.de> <5aqmnv$m5k@innocence.interface-business.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyklop.volvo.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5530 It depends, if the goal is anything else then the cheapest possible way of routing between 2 LAN's, any 'networking device (ie cisco etc)' is better. In my experience it simply does not get the performaqnce and relability that a dedicated router will get you. It does not either gives the possibility to process other types of networking protocols. It also lacks the possibility to 'filter' parts of the protocols (sometimes needed when more defuncts types of computers gets connected) But yes you will find difficulties finding any u*x box that does not route in some sense. my 5c J Wunsch (j@ida.interface-business.de) wrote: : mschmidt@me-tech.PFM-Mainz.de (Michael Schmidt) wrote: : > Is it possible to drive and to use several networking cards in one BSDI : > machine/system? : You've asked the same question in c.u.b.freebsd.misc (and i have : answered it there). Why don't you crosspost correctly? : Btw., you'll probably have a hard time finding any recent Unix system : where the answer is ``No.''. : -- : J"org Wunsch Unix support engineer : joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de http://www.interface-business.de/~j -- -- <peter.devnull@cyklop.volvo.se> (remove ".devnull" before use!) Peter Hakanson VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27