RE: expected load?
1056Mbps seems like 1gbps.
and the 1gbps interface is to bee connected to the internet, and the 4
100mbps to different subnet at the office,
and i think the average trafic is below 100mbps, so it may work.
anders
-----Original Message-----
From: Saku Ytti [mailto:saku-debian-firewall@ytti.fi]
Sent: 8. juli 2001 12:55
To: Anders Gjære
Cc: debian-firewall@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: expected load?
On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 12:39:39PM +0200, Anders Gjære wrote:
33Mhz*32b=1056Mbps, so you might want to concider motboard with 64b
PCI. Assuming you are needing more throughput. I don't want to
comment if the CPU is sufficient or not.
> im setting up a firewall for my isp, and i wondered if i needed any
> "stronger" hardware.
>
> my firewall consist of 5 3com100mbit nic(one of them are to be
replaced
> by a 1gbps nic)
> and the machine has a k6 475mhz prossessor and 64 mb ram running 2.4.5
> kernel and iptables
>
> is that hardware suficcient?
> our network are regulary victim for DDoS, and things like that.
>
> --
> anders gjære
> kvalito it as
> +47 414 22 934
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ytti
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