Re: [LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-14 Thread Marek Kierdelewicz
The author highly recommends disabling IRQ balancing in the kernel config, but does not clarify what this does. I tried googling but didn't find much info. What does it exactly do, and why is disabling it recommended/required? I haven't seen irq balance option in kernels for some time now.

Re: [LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-10 Thread Aleksander
Marek Kierdelewicz wrote: I think you could do well with P4 3GHz HT. It would be cheapest and most effective choice. With HT enabled kernel two nic-s could be configured that each nic's interrupt is serviced by another processor. I recommend reading this article:

Re: [LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-06 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 09:05:42PM +0200, sAwAr wrote: Hi I would like to ask you which processor is beter solution for router? Please shortly explain why? I have about 800 users. For each I create 2 htb classes and 4 filters. Moreower router have dhcp serwer and lots of iptables

Re: [LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-06 Thread Aleksander
sAwAr wrote: I would like to ask you which processor is beter solution for router? Please shortly explain why? I'd like to add a question. What Gigabit PCI-E NICs do people prefer for a server/router. What would be the maximum bandwidth to expect between two Gigabit NICs connecting two

Re: [LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-06 Thread Marek Kierdelewicz
Hi Hi I'm interested in P4 3Ghz HT and AMD Athlon 64 3000+. What is beter choice for my needs? What parametrs of processors are important: clock, cache, fsb or something else ? I think you could do well with P4 3GHz HT. It would be cheapest and most effective choice. With HT enabled kernel

[LARTC] Intel or AMD is better processor for router (800+ users)

2006-10-04 Thread sAwAr
Hi I would like to ask you which processor is beter solution for router? Please shortly explain why? I have about 800 users. For each I create 2 htb classes and 4 filters. Moreower router have dhcp serwer and lots of iptables rules. I'm interested in P4 3Ghz HT and AMD Athlon 64 3000+.