From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 25 14:05:22 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 0889416A403 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@xip.at) Received: from chile.gbit.at (ns1.xip.at [193.239.188.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5448C13C46A for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@xip.at) Received: (qmail 16339 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2008 15:05:18 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO filebunker.xip.at) (86.59.10.180) by chile.gbit.at with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 25 Feb 2008 15:05:18 +0100 Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:05:18 +0100 (CET) From: Ingo Flaschberger To: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Daniel_Dias_Gon=E7alves?= In-Reply-To: <47C2C215.3040802@dgnetwork.com.br> Message-ID: References: <107794589.20080205140018@starnet.cz> <5f67a8c40802051205t74a38663xd692e2a754d3788b@mail.gmail.com> <338145956.20080224190429@starnet.cz> <47C2C215.3040802@dgnetwork.com.br> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LFD 882 2007-12-20) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 1GBit router? 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: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:22 -0000 Hi, >> ZB> - upgrade at least to 6.3. upgrading to 7.0 might also be better, >> depending >> ZB> on hardware choices >> ZB> - ensure your ethernet cards are on fast enough busses. 'em' (Intel >> Ether >> ZB> Express 1000) flavor ports are my personal favorite >> ZB> - enable polling (this will make a _huge_ difference by itself) >> ZB> - your hardware is (likely) dual core. Make sure every piece of >> hardware in >> ZB> use doesn't involve any giant locks. Under 6.x consider the mpsafenet >> ZB> sysctl. This is also a point on which 7.0 will shine. >> >> I upgrade to 7.0RC3 but still the same. 418Mbit is the roof. older fbsd's are faster than newer. How are the nic's connected to the cpu? lspci -v Kind regards, Ingo Flaschberger