Re: [RFC] Best method to control a "transmit-only" mode on fiber NICs (specifically sky2)

2008-02-15 Thread Stephen Hemminger
Kyle Moffett wrote: Hi, The company I'm working for has an unusual fiber NIC configuration that we use for one of our network appliances. We connect only a single fiber from the TX port on one NIC to the RX port on another NIC, providing a physically-one-way path for enhanced security.

[RFC] Best method to control a "transmit-only" mode on fiber NICs (specifically sky2)

2008-02-15 Thread Kyle Moffett
Hi, The company I'm working for has an unusual fiber NIC configuration that we use for one of our network appliances. We connect only a single fiber from the TX port on one NIC to the RX port on another NIC, providing a physically-one-way path for enhanced security. Unfortunately this doesn't

[RFC] Best method to control a transmit-only mode on fiber NICs (specifically sky2)

2008-02-15 Thread Kyle Moffett
Hi, The company I'm working for has an unusual fiber NIC configuration that we use for one of our network appliances. We connect only a single fiber from the TX port on one NIC to the RX port on another NIC, providing a physically-one-way path for enhanced security. Unfortunately this doesn't

Re: [RFC] Best method to control a transmit-only mode on fiber NICs (specifically sky2)

2008-02-15 Thread Stephen Hemminger
Kyle Moffett wrote: Hi, The company I'm working for has an unusual fiber NIC configuration that we use for one of our network appliances. We connect only a single fiber from the TX port on one NIC to the RX port on another NIC, providing a physically-one-way path for enhanced security.