Re: Cisco switch recommendations

The 38xx, 37xx, 36xx, 35xx, etc line have generally not been wirespeed on all ports and have had smaller buffers. For applications where we wanted to guarantee wirespeed I've generally stuck to the 4948 lineup or a switch based on the 4500 family. Any reason you don't mention the 4948E(-F)

Re: Blockchain and Networking

"Blockchain is great at proving chain of custody, but when do you need to do that in computer networking?" This is the most important question to ask. Everything else is just buzzwordy shenanigans. On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:52 AM, William Herrin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:26 AM, Glen Ke

Re: Blockchain and Networking

Transferring log files, used as forensic evidence, comes to mind. Any kind of paperwork, tables, etc. associated with network configuration - particularly if you're trying to preserve changes. On 1/11/18 10:22 AM, Tom Beecher wrote: "Blockchain is great at proving chain of custody, but when

Re: Blockchain and Networking

Traceroute or any other path diagnostics comes to mind. Dale Thus spake Tom Beecher (beec...@beecher.cc) on Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 12:22:43PM -0500: > "Blockchain is great at proving chain of custody, but when do you need to do > that in computer networking?" > > This is the most important quest

Re: Blockchain and Networking

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:44 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Transferring log files, used as forensic evidence, comes to mind. > Blockchain is no better at transferring log files than regular PKI. Blockchain could be used to authenticate that forensic evidence presented later is the same evidence t

RE: Comparison of freeware open source switch software?

> My understanding is the same as Ricky's. At least in the Broadcom word, you > have to license the SDK from Broadcom in order to develop against it and, more > importantly, have documentation of which register does what. I don't know if > you need to license it to program the ASIC (assuming you c