Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:29:37 -0700 From: "Kirk Davis" <Kirk.Davis@epsb.ca> To: "Ruslan Ermilov" <ru@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: RE: What does the net.inet.ip.fastforwarding sysctl do? Message-ID: <04C71268DFDAA8499EC1A248A44B6A2B0855B20A@Exchange21.EDU.epsb.ca>
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> From: Ruslan Ermilov [mailto:ru@freebsd.org]=20 >=20 > On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:16:33PM -0700, Kirk Davis wrote: > > Hi, > > I have am setting up a router that needs to handle a lot of > > traffic. I am using a Dell 2950 that I have added Intel=20 > Gig cards into > > (em). This server will be running quagga (for BGP) and also use a > > couple of IPFW FWD rules to forward packets to another host. > >=20 > > In order to get the forwarding speed I need I have turned on the > > sysctl variable net.inet.ip.fastforwarding=3D1 What is the > > ramifications of this? Will it still work with routing=20 > software like > > quagga or allow IPFW to still forward packets? > >=20 > RTFM: man 4 inet Ahhh. OK Thanks. I did look for a man page but didn't take a look at the one for inet. A good explanation. Thanks, Kirk
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