Re: 2 nics vs 1

Brian wrote:
>
> Is their any advantage to having two Ethernet nics in a squid cache, vs
> just having one?
>
> one nic:
>
> traffic in eth0, traffic out eth0
>
> two nics:
>
> traffic in eth0, traffic out eth1
>
> I am intersted in any solid performance benefit mostly..........
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Brian Feeny (BF304) signal@shreve.net
> 318-222-2638 x 109 http://www.shreve.net/~signal
> Network Administrator ShreveNet Inc. (ASN 11881)

If the two ethernet segments are actually separate (that is, they are
not sharing the same 'wire', either through separate routers or
switches, or through different switch ports) then yes, there are
advantages to this setup.

D
Received on Thu Jul 08 1999 - 08:55:30 MDT