I think it's safe to define "real hardware" as hardware with ASIC's as opposed to software based solutions.
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Edward B. DREGER < eddy+public+s...@noc.everquick.net <eddy%2bpublic%2bs...@noc.everquick.net>>wrote: > DK> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:30:16 -0500 > DK> From: Deric Kwok > > [ snip ] > > Let's blur the line a bit more: > > CompactPCI? NICs such as those [apparently] offered by Cavium... or any > other number of places working ARM/Freescale, MIPS, or PowerPC magic on > NICs? > > What is "real" hardware, anyway? Would a 26xx, 38xx, et cetera qualify > under said definition? > > > Eddy > -- > Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ > A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ > Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building > Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national > Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/0xebd > ________________________________________________________________________ > DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: > dav...@brics.com -*- jfconmaa...@intc.net -*- s...@everquick.net > Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. > Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter. > > -- Josh Potter