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throw0101dtoday at 2:01 PM1 replyview on HN

> "Values up to 999G are supported, more than enough for interfaces today and the future." - Article

Especially given that IEEE 802.3dj is working on 1.6T / 1600G, and is expected to publish the final spec in Summer/Autumn 2026:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabit_Ethernet

Currently these interfaces are only on switches, but there are already NICs at 800G (P1800GO, Thor Ultra, ConnectX-8/9), so if you LACP/LAGG two together your bond is at 1600G.


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arsometoday at 2:34 PM

If you're moving those kind of speeds you're probably not doing packet filtering in software.

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