Start with a 4 port PCI ethercard http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/industrial-computers-rugged-pcs/industria...
Expand a PCIex1 slot into several PCI slots, claiming 13 PCI slots possible. I haven't tried to assure this is the max possible. http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/industrial-computers-rugged-pcs/industria...
10 PCI slots and a PCIEx16 makes(?) 14 slots http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/industrial-computers-rugged-pcs/industria...
so 13 or 14 X 4 makes 52 or 56 etherchips on one system with COTS.
7 PCIeX16 slots (http://www.evga.com/articles/00501/) @PCIE->4PCI = 28 PCI slots; @x4 chips/slot is 112 (+2 on the mobo) is 1114 interfaces.
Useful? Not my call. Silly enough that somebody will try? Probably.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Tim Nelson Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:35 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Linux Kernel Physical Interface Limit
----- "Brian T. Brunner" BBrunner@gai-tronics.com wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Eero Volotinen Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:58 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Linux Kernel Physical Interface Limit
2010/7/14 William Warren hescominsoon@emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com:
I think it's baloney mainly because i can't find a
mention of it
anywhere. Is there REALLY a limit on the number of
physical network
interfaces in the Kernel?
can you really create hardware with huge number or real ethernet controllers?
13x4 = 52 ether chips is possible with COTS hardware.
Is there some sort of reference for this information? Where does '13x4' come from?
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