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		bduhan on Sept 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Serving Netflix Video at 400Gb/s on FreeBSD [pdf] Have you tried using a crossover cable and static IPs to link the two servers directly?

stepbeek on Sept 20, 2021 [–]

FYI if using modern hardware then you might not need a specific cable to try this thanks to Auto MDI-X: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface#Aut...

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