Re: sharing SCSI disks

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 21:24:48 +0000 (GMT)


> Unfortunate that Linux is typically installed on lesser boxes because
> it runs so much faster. All my good hardware goes to compensating
> for NT's sluggishness. The concept sounds fascinating however. Could
> the eql balancer pull this off at these speeds?

If you want gigabit network cards under Linux take a look at www.myri.com
and the myrinet cards. They have Linux (sparclinux even) drivers, and your
limit is going to be much to do with memory bandwidth