Most (all?) Ethernet hardware reads in an entire packet, looks at it, then sends it on to a destination. This makes building routers and switching hardware fairly easy but extremely slow.
First, Ethernet doesn't forward packets. It forwards frames. Most (all?) ethernet switches read just the destination MAC and start forwarding it, just as you've described in the next paragraph. If it can't, because there's no bridge table entry for the destination, it floods the frame.
Ethernet is also extremely sloppy--Any switch along the way is allowed to throw a packet away and wait for the originator to resend causing a HUGE hiccupp in the communication stream (Most if not all routers do this whenever an address is not in it's forwarding table yet).
Don't start confusing people with L2/L3 comparisons. Routers will drop a packet that it can't forward, but most routers unknowlegable people deal with will have some sort of a default route, so that never happens. In layer 2 land, however, frames are FLOODED when the destination is unknown.
IIRC the faster protocols see a "Routing" packet in the stream and set up forwarding hardware before getting the actual packet/stream, then wait until the end of the packet (or entire stream) to tear the route down again.
I think I might have an idea what you're talking about here, but it's hard to tell.
"'Eventually there should be three licenses: The GPL, a commercial version of the GPL, and, of course, there will be the BSD because you can't rid of it.'"
How about... there will be BSD because its the only FAIR license that allows ANYONE to use the code? Bah.
There is a windows version of Tux Racer, but people who don't have their heads up their rears (*nix users who like windows too) are too busy playing HL2 to care.
Sorry, but OSS hasn't turned out decent games because, well, they can't. And you can't expect a company to give things away after they pay so much in r&d.
I recently noticed people talking about UIDs. Wow, and all these people have UIDs an order of magnitude higher than myself! I haven't been around/. that long..
If joe dumb-user doesn't know what a gigabyte is, how will explaining it to him help the situation? Ok, its 1024MB.. hmm.. that helps make my computer buying decision much easier. Lemme see.. never used a computer before.. i dont know how much space it takes.. I just want to download that Internet thingymajig. Give me two of those 1024MB thingies please.
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Riiight.
Well, I was "diagnosed" with this when I was a kid. You want to know why I call this a misdiagnosis? Two words: shit head. I was simply a shit head. That's all.
Well, maybe this does exist in adults. I cannot speak about that matter, since I simply grew up and stopped being a shit. Hmmm, that is quite interesting. Maybe there wouldn't be widespread skepticism about ADHD if we limited it to adults, and simply theorized that children "have it" because they were poorly raised (and, simply a shit head).
I have multiple fat pipes. If someone wants to transfer the low quality one to me (from a DS3 or faster), I can post a link and see how well my server holds up:)
Windows has it's place. And that place is for game playing.. and for people who don't want to learn linux. Why fight it? Its not like you have to pay for it. Just use it for what its better at, but for christ sakes, don't pay for it!
"Cable descrambling isn't a victimless crime - it's akin to walking into your local Walmart and pocketing $6.50 worth of groceries."
No moron, actually that is much worse because the store paid money for the items you take. With pay-per-view, I wouldn't have paid anyways, so they aren't losing a sale... and it doesn't cost them anything if I just "tap in".
Um, that's the same thing. Why must people sugar-coat things? If you can't see, you are blind (not visually-impaired). If you have no penis, you are dickless (not pleasure impaired). Get the point?
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he called the cops and reported the CL post.
*sigh* no. It's not illegal and he wasn't charged with "trying to sell his kids on CL." The title contradicts the body.
First, Ethernet doesn't forward packets. It forwards frames.
Most (all?) ethernet switches read just the destination MAC and start forwarding it, just as you've described in the next paragraph. If it can't, because there's no bridge table entry for the destination, it floods the frame.
Don't start confusing people with L2/L3 comparisons. Routers will drop a packet that it can't forward, but most routers unknowlegable people deal with will have some sort of a default route, so that never happens. In layer 2 land, however, frames are FLOODED when the destination is unknown.
I think I might have an idea what you're talking about here, but it's hard to tell.
All new switches (that are decent) employ cut-through forwarding.
"'Eventually there should be three licenses: The GPL, a commercial version of the GPL, and, of course, there will be the BSD because you can't rid of it.'"
How about... there will be BSD because its the only FAIR license that allows ANYONE to use the code? Bah.
There is a windows version of Tux Racer, but people who don't have their heads up their rears (*nix users who like windows too) are too busy playing HL2 to care.
Its not open source.. it works, and its great.
Sorry, but OSS hasn't turned out decent games because, well, they can't.
And you can't expect a company to give things away after they pay so much in r&d.
You were clearly not needed anymore. So what? We should feel sorry for you?
Stop complaining. Please.
I noticed. You must be the person in Washington, Bellingham area. :)
http://unix.schluting.com/fedora/FC2-i386-isos/
Limited mostly by CPU. (Dual 550's)
Have fun
Its just not funny anymore. /. readers don't even know why it was funny the first time.
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All that's required is:
'make && make modules modules_install'
no, that's the post number. I'm a freaking moron.
I recently noticed people talking about UIDs. Wow, and all these people have UIDs an order of magnitude higher than myself! /. that long..
I haven't been around
Seems like an influx of newbs. Fun.
If joe dumb-user doesn't know what a gigabyte is, how will explaining it to him help the situation? Ok, its 1024MB.. hmm.. that helps make my computer buying decision much easier. Lemme see.. never used a computer before.. i dont know how much space it takes.. I just want to download that Internet thingymajig. Give me two of those 1024MB thingies please.
Riiight.
Well, I was "diagnosed" with this when I was a kid. You want to know why I call this a misdiagnosis? Two words: shit head. I was simply a shit head. That's all.
Well, maybe this does exist in adults. I cannot speak about that matter, since I simply grew up and stopped being a shit. Hmmm, that is quite interesting. Maybe there wouldn't be widespread skepticism about ADHD if we limited it to adults, and simply theorized that children "have it" because they were poorly raised (and, simply a shit head).
Yes, I think that is a great idea.
XP pro DOES require registration, unless you get a site license copy...
The theoretical max it 5.5 Mbps, not 7. I've gotten close to 4.5 before..
OK, and here's the high quality one:
_ dl .zip
http://schluting.com/slashdot/trailer_final_640
enjoy
Ok, nobody responded, but I got the low quality one by waiting for 20 mins :)...
_ dl .mov
Anyways, here's a link to my server, as promised:
http://schluting.com/slashdot/trailer_final_320
I have multiple fat pipes. If someone wants to transfer the low quality one to me (from a DS3 or faster), I can post a link and see how well my server holds up :)
asap, email: charlie AT schluting.com
THANK YOU! Very good point.
Windows has it's place. And that place is for game playing.. and for people who don't want to learn linux. Why fight it? Its not like you have to pay for it.
Just use it for what its better at, but for christ sakes, don't pay for it!
"Cable descrambling isn't a victimless crime - it's akin to walking into your local Walmart and pocketing $6.50 worth of groceries."
No moron, actually that is much worse because the store paid money for the items you take. With pay-per-view, I wouldn't have paid anyways, so they aren't losing a sale... and it doesn't cost them anything if I just "tap in".
Um, that's the same thing. Why must people sugar-coat things? If you can't see, you are blind (not visually-impaired). If you have no penis, you are dickless (not pleasure impaired). Get the point?
Actually, it would be fine.
As long as there's no sharp (pointy) edges, metal in the microwave won't harm a thing.