Take a look at www.nexcom.com they have several nice boxes. The xeons can perform close to Gigabit thruput.
-lsf > -----Original Message----- > From: Jure Pecar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16. desember 2005 16:38 > To: discussion@pfsense.com > Subject: [pfSense-discussion] hw sizing > > > Hi all, > > I'm evaluating pfSense for our company. Functionally it looks like it has > all the features I'd like to have, the only thing I'm not sure about right > now is what kind of hardware do I need to put at it to get the job done. > > I remember years back at the time of linux 2.4 there were some tests about > how a 2.4 kernel on a pII 400MHz with a slightly overclocked pci bus can > route traffic between four 100MBit interfaces without packet loss. Does > anyone have some links to tests like that for today's world of gigabit > links? > > Specifically, I have a gigabit wan and internal lan consisting of > something like 30 VLANs with different requirements for access (who can > access what) and bandwith. Some of these vlans host large web services > (hundred thousands of users). Right now we're pushing about 60GB web > traffic per day just from these. > > Are the xeons and opterons of today up to such tasks? I hope they are, I'd > just like some real world conformation. > > Also, Are there any boards for 1U rack cases with at least 4 onboard NICs? > > Thanks, > > > -- > > Jure Pecar > http://jure.pecar.org
