2Gbit via 2 cards isn't terribly unreasonable, but 1000Gbit (terabit!)
is a pretty fat pipe.  brings to mind that station wagon hurtling down
the highway but loaded with blue-ray DVDs instead of 9-track tapes.

Tracy Pierce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:22 AM
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> Subject: Re: 1000 BASE T ETHERNET ON HP3000 - N4000 SYSTEM
> 
> Bob Comeau wrote:
> > So, what systems out there DO support 1000 Gbit/s cards?  
> That's a lot of
> > throughput:)
> 
> Not uncommon actually.  We have several servers doing port 
> aggregation (two gbit NICs logically bonded), and lots of 
> network switches doing it.  Some windows drivers let you do 
> it as well (Intel Pro, Broadcomm) but I don't think windows 
> does it natively [yet].  Most unix/linux/etc can do it, it's 
> even a standard (IEEE 802.3ad).
> 
> Jeff
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