Martin Burman wrote: > > Mathias K�lsch wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >What are the system requirements for a debian-based router/firewall for > >gigabit ethernet adapters? > > > I reply to the original post, the thread seems to lost some focus. > I spent this weekend to look for an article that discussed these > questions, but I was unable to find it. > > The PCI-bus got some limitations, i think it was about 433 mbit/s IRL. > I recommend you to investigate PCI-X (or newer if it exists, I didn't > find the article so I don't now how outdated this information is).
I too missed the original message, but perhaps I could add some info too. Some people within or close to my organization builds (and run) linux routers/firewalls based on Bifrost ( http://bifrost.slu.se/index.en.html ). It's neither cheap nor debian, but it's quite tested and work's pretty well. You can look at the currently recommended hardware at ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/bifrost/hardware.txt (unfortunately on swedish only but at least you can check the brands/models) used. If you're seriously interested I could try to translate the swedish only pages. Sincerely yours, Emil
