802.1q is for VLANs, if you are not using multiple VLANs you won't need it.
Jason
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> From: Anton Ivanov [SMTP:aivanov@eu.level3.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 8:11 AM
> To: Jes Sorensen
> Cc: John LeMay; linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu;
> linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu; Craig Rich
> Subject: Re: Gigabit Linux Server Bottlenecks
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> > I still haven't figure out what I need 802.1Q for, but maybe thats
> > just me. Guess I ought to go read the standard.
>
> The main problem with current router based 802.1Q implementations is that
> the
> firewalling, accounting and QoS for GigE capable equipment case have to be
> expressed: quoting you "is still by using words that are not suited to be
> put
> in print".
>
> If you need QoS, namely class based queing and especially class based
> accounting on lots of ethers the choice is obvious - move to FreeBSD
> (where
> these have worked for ages) or Linux. Unfortunately 802.1q is not
> mainstream on
> both of them (I checked BSD last time eof last year).
>
> Same stands for firewalls that need to control more than 3-4 segments. .1q
> would simplify lots of things there.
>
> Same stands for a single box serving lots of ptp ethers or /30 segments.
> F.E.
> ADSL ;-)
>
> Same stands if you need to present your linux box in a lot of places for
> broadcast protocols. Remote boot environments in a big building with a
> subnetted LAN and dhcp or similar.
>
> List can be continued by many more applications.
>
> Brgds,
>
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> Anton R. Ivanov
> IP Engineer Level3 Communications
> RIPE: ARI2-RIPE E-Mail: Anton Ivanov <aivanov@eu.level3.net>
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