Re: TCP/IP [7:15213]

2001-08-09 Thread Donald B Johnson jr
So does this card come with a preconfigured address. - Original Message - From: Michael R. Eckhoff To: Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 2:09 PM Subject: Re: TCP/IP [7:15213] Not quite true. TCP/IP CAN be done in silicon. However, it's not a good idea to do this. The reason

Re: TCP/IP [7:15213]

2001-08-08 Thread Donald B Johnson jr
Why - It is called software because it is. Explain - Cause you can't carry it in a bag like a piece of hardware. Think of how light your carry-on at the airport would be, if all you had in there was TCP/IP. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:45 PM

Re: TCP/IP [7:15213]

2001-08-08 Thread Michael R. Eckhoff
Not quite true. TCP/IP CAN be done in silicon. However, it's not a good idea to do this. The reason being is that if you have a bug in your stack, you gotta toss the whole card. These are called Layer 3 network cards, and are being used in some cases to speed up some server stuff.

RE: TCP/IP [7:15213]

2001-08-07 Thread Chuck Larrieu
after some of the messages that have crossed both this list and the CCIE list tonight, I have to ask: this is a joke, right? Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:46 PM To: [EMAIL