Re: Scheduled Transfer Protocol on Linux

From: Aman Singla (aman@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 14:07:11 EST


> > One thing that I've dreamed about for a while is getting the disk drive
> > vendors to put STP down in the drives. Then we throw out the SCSI/IDE
> > cables and use RJ45 connectors to talk to both the network and the disks.
> > Think hot plug. Cool, no?
>
> RJ45 - for GigE ? Is that really going to be cost effective ?

Alteon already has a copper GbE card which works with standard
RJ45 connectors and I've been using it with the linux acenic driver
for a few months now. Those cards are becoming cheaper by the day..

:a

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