Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:02:13 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD box as a router Message-ID: <199609172002.QAA26568@etinc.com>
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>Hi all! > >I wonder if somebody did real testing of FreeBSD box with, let's say, two >Ethernets and one 2M serial card (or some other hw with equivalent >bandwidth), which would act as a router, using e.g. Gated. How well it >behaves under heavy traffic? How many packets get dropped/ignored/else? >How much memory it requires? How much swap? What is *real* throughput of >such a beast? etc... The most I know of is 5 T1 (2 frame relay, 3 PTP), 2 ethers (one of which is 100Mbs). Dropped packets? Please! Is gives as good performance as any router on the market. That includes the big-boys. Dennis
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