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Remote Direct Memory Access Over IP

Posted by timothy on from the ping-to-break-your-train-of-thought dept.

doormat writes "Accessing another computer's memory over the internet? It might not be that far off. Sounds like a great tool for clustering, especially considering that the new motherboards have gigabit ethernet and a link directly to the northbridge/MCH."

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  1. rdma? by CausticWindow · · Score: 4, Funny

    The security implications are staggering.

    How do we lobby for port number 31337 for the RDMA protocol?

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    How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life
  2. Yeah... by benntop · · Score: 5, Funny

    That would be the first port I would firewall off...

    Brings up interesting ideas of ways to prank your friends & enemies though.

  3. Remote fun with an enhanced debug.com? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 3, Funny

    0100 lea edi, dma://foo.example.com:b8000h
    0103 mov al, 65
    0105 mov ecx, 2000
    010a rep stosb
    010b jmp 100

    g=100

  4. Already Done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft products have had this "feature" for a while now. Esp. IIS.