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popper · 23-11-2007, 20:52

http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp
people might think it would get congested, but mostly only on a Burst, and even then, probably not, as the PCI spec tells you it can handle 155MegaByte/s sustained, and its also DMA'ed so that to helps a lot...

why not just make your linux semi NAS into the gigabit router if its already powered anyway,or even simpler, if you only have one machine able to benefit by a direct gig iSCSI connection , just use a simple extra gigabit card x-over directly to the desktop machine and leave the 10/100 to be used by the slower wireless/powerline machines.

an idea for the more advanced *nix readers to play with anyway....

23-11-2007, 20:52	#16
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: LAN Hard Drive enclosure - set up help needed http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp people might think it would get congested, but mostly only on a Burst, and even then, probably not, as the PCI spec tells you it can handle 155MegaByte/s sustained, and its also DMA'ed so that to helps a lot... why not just make your linux semi NAS into the gigabit router if its already powered anyway,or even simpler, if you only have one machine able to benefit by a direct gig iSCSI connection , just use a simple extra gigabit card x-over directly to the desktop machine and leave the 10/100 to be used by the slower wireless/powerline machines. an idea for the more advanced *nix readers to play with anyway....