Garrett D'Amore writes: > Okay, with that understanding I think I can give +1 to this project. > > There should be guidance somewhere (whitepaper?) that Solaris bridging > is not expected to be ultra performant. In other words, you probably > don't want to use a Solaris host to replace a 10G switch, or with > multiple aggregated gigabit ports.
That sounds like a good thing to include in the Solaris Administrator's guide updates that we're making. One of the goals here is to enable things that "ordinary" bridges can't do, such as complex filtering and tunneling mechanisms. Those things will almost certainly cost in terms of high-end performance, so there are trade-offs that users will need to make. It's not a one- size-fits-all sort of solution. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
