Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:34:34 -0800 From: sp0ng3b0b <sp0ng3b0b@sbcglobal.net> To: darryl@osborne-ind.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firewall throughput question Message-ID: <420A65CA.4000504@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <000801c50ec5$a2115c00$0701a8c0@darryl> References: <000801c50ec5$a2115c00$0701a8c0@darryl>
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Darryl Hoar wrote: > Greetings, > I have had a Freebsd firewall (Older computer with (1) 3com 10Mb > ethernet PCI card, and (1) 3 com 10/100 Mb ethernet PCI card). > The firewall croaked on me (motherboard died). As a quick fix, > I plugged in a Linksys BEFSX41. > > My Question is, should I build a new Freebsd firewall or just > continue using the Linksys ? Throughput and security are my > concern. I can have up to 20 machines on the LAN at one time > using the internet, so traffic throughput is a factor. > You should use the Linksys if you are comfortable with it. It does use less electricity. If you are really concerned with security and perforance, I recommend at least 500 MHz and 256 MB RAM. I have used Intel/3Com cards and both are reliable. I recommend using PF though. I am working on a replacement firewall right now. I am using a Sun Ultra 5 (360MHz) with a quad ethernet card. It will be running OpenBSD and PF. I may using FreeBSD though, because I want to use ntop and ntop does not work on OpenBSD. Hope that helps.
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