[Soekris] Net 4801 performance

[Denis Fortin]

> I hope the next gen replacement for the 4801 can
> actually pump the throughput needed for the interfaces it has.

Yes, a lot of us are eagerly awaiting the next gen Soekris boxes.

I am not sure if I would really expect them to pump data at full 
Gigabit speeds, but after 3 years with the net4801, it will be good to 
get to the next level of performance.

I love the "no moving parts" format, I love the low power consumption, 
but it will be great to have the option of more speed.

Geode LX 800 is 0.9W at 500 MHz, that would be a nice improvement...
Geode NX even nicer speedwise, but more power-hungry (though still 
just 6W, I believe)
-- 
Denis Fortin (fortin at acm.org)