> > One thing that I've dreamed about for a while is getting the disk drive
> > vendors to put STP down in the drives. Then we throw out the SCSI/IDE
> > cables and use RJ45 connectors to talk to both the network and the disks.
> > Think hot plug. Cool, no?
>
> RJ45 - for GigE ? Is that really going to be cost effective ?
Alteon already has a copper GbE card which works with standard
RJ45 connectors and I've been using it with the linux acenic driver
for a few months now. Those cards are becoming cheaper by the day..
:a
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