I�ve got 100 rules and it works quite fine; we have a separate management
console from the firewall module although. It�s got even two vpn running.
Both machines are pentium II ranging from 300 to 500 MHz, and 128 and 256
Mbytes ram each
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Spitzner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Marty Saletta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "FW-1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [FW1] Test rule performance?
>
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Marty Saletta wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know a general "rule of thumb" about how
> > many rules FW-1 can handle before a performance hit?
> > I'm guessing it depends on a number of factors, such as
> > the hardware hosting the FW, speed of the network,
> > number of hosts, etc.
>
> One thing to consider, you will run into management problems
> of your rulebase long before you will hit performance issues.
> It may be difficult for your environment, but I recommend
> you keep your rulebase under 30 rules. Performance is not
> the issue, but managing your rules. Once you hit more then
> 30 rules, mistakes can happen. Once you hit a hundred rules
> no one really knows what is going on :)
>
> Something to consider ...
>
> lance
>
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>
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