Re: [Debian] Multiport Ethernet boards?
> On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Nico De Ranter wrote:
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> > 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.
Looks good. I just got a quote from a vendor for a hardware router (layer 3 switch)
that solution will cost about 500000,- BEF ( +- 13000 US$ ). I guess I'll have no problem
convincing my boss to go for Linux :-)
Nico
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