Gigabit ethernet?

Janx Spirit · Post by **Janx Spirit** » 27 Jan 2007, 15:01

Whats currently keeping me from getting a bubba server is partly the fact that it still only has 10/100 ethernet. Will the device soon get gigabit ethernet or is it not fast enough to need any better LAN connection than 100mbit?

Post by **johannes** » 27 Jan 2007, 15:45

The current platform wouldn't gain much from having GB Ethernet, there are other more significant bottlenecks. However, we are looking into a follow-up, wich most likely will have better performance (and GB Ethernet of course).

No specs are set, and no decisions have been made, we'll see if and when it arrives.

joff · Post by **joff** » 27 Feb 2007, 11:08

Hi.
I am considering purchasing a Bubba, but would also like e.g. a faster net connection, the possibility of adding an extra harddisk etc.
The follow up you mention Johannes, is it just around the corner, or will it be a while before it's available? (I don't want to buy one now, only to find out a new improved version becomes available in a few months!).

Post by **johannes** » 27 Feb 2007, 11:15

Hi,

I fully understand your question. However it's at least 8 months, but more likely something like a year before release of the follow-up. We'll let people know when we come closer.

dbudbu · Post by **dbudbu** » 25 Mar 2007, 09:59

I suppose it would be too much to hope that when you get to your higher performance bubba-processor board that it could be a plugin replacement to existing one; without having to scratch the disk? Hopefully still ARM based?

Just a vote from an embedded-linux hacker..

jmv · Post by **jmv** » 20 Jun 2007, 09:19

Coming from http://www.linuxdevices.com ....

Why do I find Bubba interesting :
-Fanless => very quiet. That's something really important (Wife Acceptance Factor)
-Small (WAF again)
-Simple

-Software scalable (Debian)

What's missing
-Gigabit interface
-USB or eSATA

johannes wrote:Hi,

I fully understand your question. However it's at least 8 months, but more likely something like a year before release of the follow-up. We'll let people know when we come closer.

Any news ?
Will this follow-up be still fanless?

Thanks in advance

Jm

Calder · Post by **Calder** » 01 Jan 2008, 14:54

I'm also wondering if there has been any progress in adding gigabit ethernet?

Have been using a Linksys Slug, but it can't really stream DVDs to my mediaplayer, and copying does take a while.