* Bryan Vyhmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-16 20:45]: > On Apr 16, 2007, at 8:24 AM, Ronnie Garcia wrote: > > >Bryan Vyhmeister a icrit : > >>This brings up a question I have had for a while. Does pfsync > >>generate enough traffic that running gigabit cards for your > >>$ext_if and $int_if and a 100base-TX card for your pfsync > >>interface cause a major bottleneck? > > > >It depends on the rate of the states changes. > >Here, we have ~30mbits on pfsync, for ~40mbits of traffic (!) > > Based on this, I would say that it is important to have gigabit cards > throughout if you plan on getting much more than 100 Mbps throughput > in your firewall.
err. no. the ratio gets better on more thruput. and of course it depends on traffic patterm > Has anyone ever experimented with using a separate > VLAN for pfsync traffic on a gigabit card? Is that even possible? should work -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
