Ethernet over Thunderbolt

[_sandman_]

Hi,

Is it possible to connect two computers, each equipped with a thunderbolt port, and have them think it's a peer to peer ethernet connection? i.e., this will presumably work as a 10Gib/sec ethernet network.

What I really want to achieve is something like the following:
[iMac] --EoT-- [Linux] --Thunderbolt-- [Storage]

[iMac] client connected to Linux server with Ethernet over Thunderbolt, accessing files on the storage via NFS
[Linux] server connected over Thunderbolt to JBOD storage formatted with BtrFS, exporting storage in NFS

Thanks,
-S.

 

[Hawkeye22]

Something like this?

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/06/hands-on-apples-thunderbolt-gigabit-ethernet-adapter/

I understand you can use thunderbolt in target disk mode too on the Macs.

 

[_sandman_]

This is a start, but it doesn't really utilises the Thunderbolt bandwidth to its maximum.
After all, TB is capable of 10 Gib/sec, and the ethernet adapter is a 1 Gib/sec...

I wish there was a Thunderbolt to 10 Gib/sec Ethernet adapter

 

[_sandman_]

...and there is

http://www.sonnettech.com/news/pr2012/pr090712_echobundles.html

 

[vkohlhorst]

Magma offers a Thunderbolt to PCIe expansion chassis called ExpressBox 3T that provides a way to connect three PCIe cards to your Thunderbolt equipped computer - www.magma.com/thunderbolt Maybe this solution will work for you?