SCSI network

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Mon Mar 31 07:43:41 PDT 2008


>> unmanaged switch will work much better :)
>>
>
> I'd agree with that 100%- do the bandwidth math (not to mention the ease
> of setup): gigabit each way compared to a max of 320mb (I could be wrong
> on the exact figures, but the gigabit is still faster).
>
320MB is 2560Mb not 320Mb

160MB/s is above gigabit ethernet speed - half duplex, but when traffic 
goes mostly one direction - it's not a problem.


> Setup a small private network between the machines in question and
> everything would be happy.

of course - but just asked as i have a bunch of unused U160 controllers 
and cables.


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