On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:33:22 -0800 Mr Jim Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are currently running FW-1 4.1 SP6 on an Ultra 60 > (2 x 360MHz, 128 MB, with a quad-qfe network card, > Solaris 2.6). > Our network manager is upgrading the network to GigE, > and wants the firewall upgraded to 3 GigE interfaces. > (potential increase of traffic with other areas of our > department over Gig links)
IIRC the U60 only has a single, standard/[EMAIL PROTECTED] PCI bus which is theoretically maxed out at a bit over 1Mbit/s, the wide/64bit (x)or fast/66MHz at two, the wide AND fast / [EMAIL PROTECTED] at four Gbit/s. So even the PCI bus limits to one halfduplex (std) or two duplex (fast+wide) Gig-eth cards. Plus there is the limiting CPU. Sun recommends one MHz per Mbit - just do the math yourself. Packet filtering runs in a single CPU, though... > Another option we are considering is going to Linux > (eg. RH 7 on Dell, fast dual processors, 3 GigE i/f) CPU power usually is better - but again those only have a single PCI bus. If you choose a newer server, you can get a wide+fast PCI bus, though... Bye Volker Tanger IT-Security discon gmbh DeTeWe AG & Co. KG Fon +49 30 6104-3307 Fax +49 30 6104-3435 http://www.detewe.de/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Besuchen Sie unsere neuen Internet-Seiten http://www.detewe.de . Neues Highlight: Wunschproduktberater fuer den Home & Office-Bereich. Visit our new Internet Pages on http://www.detewe.de . Our Highlight: Online Product Adviser for Home & Office. (Currently available in German only) ================================================= To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
