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