Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Why do cobalts have two ethernets anyhow?

[wcstaff <wcstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Flexibility, mainly.  And it's so negligible cost-wise to add a 2nd NIC
> it's almost why NOT have 2?  Almost every product, with the exception of
> the early MIPS RaQ 1 and 2, has 2 NICs.  RaQ 2 even had a RaQ 2+ model
> with dual NICs at one point, and I think the early CacheRaQ2 was based on
> that setup.
>
> Many people do their backups or administration over a "private"
> interface/network to reduce traffic on the public interface and/or for
> security.
>
> Also as an OEM platform, a 2nd interface might be needed.  Example: the
> former Phoenix Firewall product, based on the RaQ.  Or the Symantec
> Velociraptor, based on the RaQ 4i and XTR, where they actually added a
> dual NIC to the PCI slot for a total of 4 interfaces.
>
> Many datacenters will not have 2 cables strung to each server, so for a
> widespread ISP deployment, it's really "extra"
>
> That's why the RaQ 4 "base" model was created, with a single NIC and no
PCI
> slot. For those who needed neither, it dropped the price a coupla bucks.
>
> > In any case what to do interfaces gain you? Anything with security or
> > ipchains/iptables configurability. Anything with greater throughput?
>
> Not really.  There are some projects out there that let you bind multiple
> interfaces together for a "fat" pipe, but I don't think a "locked down"
> Cobalt config would be too friendly to that.
>

I just wish we could use both nics on the same subnet. It won't let you do
that. Know of any work a round?