Re: "3Com Secure NIC"

[Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>]

So go ahead and find program documentation for us.

> Have you seen the Intel ethernet card that does encryption in hardware? 
> The US&Canadian version supports 3DES. The Intel sku# is PILA8464BUS. 
> Their microsite for the card is
> http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/pro100sman/index.ht
> m
> 
> Intel also has an "Introductory" offer page with great prices on their 
> other networking cards.
> http://www.adviceforpcs.com/network/category.asp?category=adapters
> 
> -Marco
> 
> >> I just went to ZDnet.com.au and was reading the news and noticed a
> >> banner ad for a 3Com NIC with a "3XP Processor" for an "evaluation price"
> >> of A$89.  The marketing bumph that goes with it claims it's "uniquely
> >> optimised for Windows 2000" and apparently offloads some of the functions
> >> of IPSec operation onto the card itself (the desktop version supports 15
> >> SA's and the server version supports 1024 with it's additional SRAM).
> >
> >We have no idea what these things are like.  A peek at the card shows
> >a large chip that says "ARM" on it.  This may be an ARM7 core.  Who
> >knows.  We have asked for documentation, but until and unless we get
> >some, this is not going anywhere.
> >