From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 00:54:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CEED106566C for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:54:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9585B8FC25 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:54:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.11]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (DSTO/DSTO) with ESMTP id m610hhOl016079 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:13:43 +0930 (CST) Received: from fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.2.9) with ESMTP id for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:14:13 +0930 Received: from stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.184]) by fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:44:13 +1000 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.208]) by stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:44:12 +0800 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m610hk4A007398 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:43:46 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m610hkcc007397 for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:43:46 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:43:46 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080701004346.GA3898@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <4867420D.7090406@gtcomm.net> <200806301944.m5UJifJD081781@lava.sentex.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200806301944.m5UJifJD081781@lava.sentex.ca> Organisation: Defence Science Technology Organisation User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jul 2008 00:44:12.0697 (UTC) FILETIME=[94C6B090:01C8DB13] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-7.0.0.1526-5.5.1027-16002.007 X-TM-AS-Result: No--0.066000-0.000000-31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Freebsd IP Forwarding performance (question, and some info) [7-stable, current, em, smp] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:54:53 -0000 0n Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 03:44:48PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: >OK, I setup 2 boxes on either end of a RELENG_7 box from about May >7th just now, to see with 2 boxes blasting across it how it would >work. *However*, this is with no firewall loaded and, I must enable >ip fast forwarding. Without that enabled, the box just falls over. What is "ip fast forwarding" ? -aW IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.