From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 4 01:14:10 2007 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> 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 AAF5F16A421 for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:14:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from fallbackmx03.syd.optusnet.com.au (fallbackmx03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.136]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F24913C4A7 for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:14:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.218]) by fallbackmx03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id lA3KN4TX028516 for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:23:04 +1100 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-20-82.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.20.82]) by mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lA3KM2sg016877 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:22:03 +1100 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lA3KM2m4061654; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:22:02 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id lA3KM2Ri061647; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:22:02 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:22:02 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Ivo Vachkov <ivo.vachkov@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20071103202202.GS30091@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <f85d6aa70711031123w87263d8i856064cf1f256f7@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <f85d6aa70711031123w87263d8i856064cf1f256f7@mail.gmail.com> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Maximum number of vlans on a freebsd box ??? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD <freebsd-net.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>, <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-net@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>, <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:14:10 -0000 --5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 08:23:20PM +0200, Ivo Vachkov wrote: >I'd like to ask if someone has information how many vlans a freebsd >box can 'run' ? There is no hard limit, so in theory 4096 VLANs per trunk. If you are using a very large number, defining VLAN_ARRAY should improve performance at the expense of kernel memory by removing a hash lookup. --=20 Peter --5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHLNhq/opHv/APuIcRAoxnAJ9Jaf4ypfmkds6Y8kTVL2zfpaFfVACdHUo3 7eCG8ZAIt7+vRAfIbc0ijxY= =daBv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP--