Perhaps I should be more specific.
I was using theATM adapter in two different configurations:
1) Connected to a 7500 router with a manually assigned PVC. (very simple to setup)
2) Using LANE and connected to a ForeRunner AS200BX switch.

Making it work with load balancing would be "interesting".

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Subject: Re: Checkpoint FW-1 & ATM performance degradation


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> Hi,
> 
> Execuse me. Which product are you thinking to use as a H.A. solution for
> FW-1? I have searched a Load Balancing Solution for ATM FW-1 a year ago,
> and I've found none.
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> Regards.
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> Carl,
> 
> > I've used FW1 with a ForeRunner PCA200E NIC. It was running at OC-3
> > 155Mbps and a couple times I saw the traffic as high as 130Mbps. The
> > firewall was handling the traffic nicely, but the NIC drivers were
> > reporting an increasing number of "large buffer failures". Not sure if
> > that means that FW1 was not handling the packets quickly enough and
> > the cells were getting dropped or what.
> 
> This was with NT, right? Mmm... it looks like it's 130 Mbps max
> then. Interesting. That way if I load balance only two decent machines I'd
> be all set.
> 
> Great. Thanks for the info.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- p.
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