[Arm-netbook] EOMA68 switch / NAS

[Justin Cormack]

On 30 Jul 2013 20:41, "luke.leighton" <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Justin Cormack
> <justin at specialbusservice.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 30 Jul 2013 17:59, "luke.leighton" <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Arokux X <arokux at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > maybe this will be interesting in this thread:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
http://www.micrel.com/index.php/en/products/lan-solutions/arm-based-ethernet-soc.html
> >>
> >>  thanks arokux.  pci, 2x usb, and there's one with 5 10/100 ports.
> >> which reminds me of one of the other requirements: auto-sensing
> >> (reverse-cables) which is normal for gigabit but not so common for
> >> 10/100.
> >>
> >>  but... i think... the complexity of connecting 2 SoCs together, it's
> >> too much - i think i will go with a plain (dumb) switch IC.  one
> >> advantage to use an actual arm-based SoC like that, it has USB client
> >> which would make things much much easier, but even so, it's still a
> >> hell of a complex software job coordinating 2 SoCs.
> >>
> >>  what's peoples' feeling about this?
> >
> > A dumb switch is very limiting if you eg want to add vlans or
firewalling to
> > individual ports.
>
>  i meant "dumb as in not having a full CPU" not "dumb as in not being
> able to do vlans or firewalling".  that switch IC mentioned earlier is
> "dumb as in not a full CPU" yet can do vlans and firewalling.

Which one? This thread mentions so many I don't know which you mean...

J

>  l.
>
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