USB2 and Fedora

[Wolfgang]

On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 01:17, hutuworm wrote:
> Wolfgang,
> 
>     I have a Dell PE650 Server with Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual GB NIC default installed.
> You could try Linux 2.4 kernel's bonding module to get double of the bandwidth .
> ( by setting mode=0 ) 
> 
>     The document of bonding module is located in :
>     /usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2108.nptl/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> 
>     Happy bonding! :D
> 
> 
> ======= 2003-12-18 00:44:00 Quote from your mail =======
> 
> >On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 00:34, redhat wrote:
> >> Thanks for the input all.  The environment that this unit is in will be
> >> for video editing - so file sizes will be rather large.  I am wondering
> >> if going with GB NIC card would be a better solution?  I only have three
> >> computers on this VLAN and the Fedora box is within just a few feet of
> >> the video editing machine.  Any thoughts on GB NIC cards with Fedora?
> >> thanks,
> >> DF
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 18:00, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> >> > > Questions about USB2 on Fedora...
> >> > 
> >> > I have used USB2 interfaced drive cages with both RH9 and Fedora. 
> >> > I have seen some lock-up behaviour on very large (like 10GB+), max
> >> > rate data transfers with the SanMax InClose drive tray system. 
> >> > I have not had time to narrow down the cause.  I have not seen 
> >> > this behaviour with the slower ViPower drive tray system.  I have
> >> > had decent luck with USB2 cards using the NEC chipset.
> >> > 
> >> > So, there is a bug lurking out there, but I don't have time to 
> >> > isolate it.  If your transfer rates and file sizes are moderate,
> >> > it probably won't appear.
> >> > 
> >> > There is plenty of usb2 info at http://www.linux-usb.org/ .
> >> > 
> >> > Keith
> >[snip]
> >
> >I run this one in two of my servers and they work very well, and they
> >have the single channel version too (Couldn't get that link on their
> >site to work, so I used this one as an example). But you most probably
> >won't have to go this elaborate.
> >
> >http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000mt_dual_server_adapter.htm
> >
> >Wolf
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> hutuworm
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I'm already doing that, and it's working great. (Thanks for the
suggestion). But the other person asked "Any thoughts on GB NIC cards
with Fedora?" So I suggested this one.

Wolf