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Date:      Sat, 7 Nov 1998 01:23:05 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Michael Still <michael.still@NATSEM.canberra.edu.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Firewalls built with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811070115470.6949-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <363D0EF6.4C2C933A@natsem.canberra.edu.au>

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On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Michael Still wrote:

> I have a question regarding firewalls built with FreeBSD. I have a
> Pentium 90 kicking spare, and want to put two 100 M ethernet interfaces
> into it and set it up as a firewall. I am just wondering what sort of
> through-put I can expect (at a maximum).

> The problem is that we have a 45 M link into the building and I don't
> want to slow that down too much.

If you're spending that much money for that big a link, spend the money
and get a *real* router too.  A P90 barely cuts it for my house 100mbit
network.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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