Re: [Debian] Multiport Ethernet boards?
On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Nico De Ranter wrote:
> Are those 10/100Mbit boards? Do you have any data on performance issues? I want
> to build a router with 10 10/100Mbit interfaces but I wonder whether a standard
> PCI motherboard can handle that amount of traffic
>
> Nico
Yes, these are 10/100. I have done some testing with them and I can use
tcpspray from a machine on one net to a machine on another net saturating
two ports on the card at wire speed and still handle normal traffic on the
other two links. Note that this is with about 45 firewall rules in place.
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