Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-22 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 22, 2007, at 7:09 AM, T. Ribbrock wrote: On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 10:16:33PM -0700, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote: That's too bad. I was hoping I could put larger drives in them. Oh well, 120 GB it is. Maybe you can use the same approach I used with my U10 - I've put in a Promise PCI IDE cont

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-22 Thread Edd Barrett
On 22/05/07, T. Ribbrock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know whether the X1 has free PCI slots, but if it has, it might be an option. I just checked mine. It has no PCI slots, however there are USB ports. You could add an external one, but I wouldnt rely on it for production environments.

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-22 Thread T. Ribbrock
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 10:16:33PM -0700, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote: > On May 18, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Daniel Ouellet wrote: [drive > 137GB on Sun X1?] > >No it doesn't. I have about 30 of them and putting any drives > >bigger then that will simply not work. Well, actually it work, but > >you can't

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-19 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 18, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Daniel Ouellet wrote: Bryan Vyhmeister wrote: One thing I was wondering about the X1. Does it support hard drives larger than 137 GB or whatever that old limit was? I don't know if Sun systems are affected by those same kind of issues as older PC stuff but I do

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-19 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 18, 2007, at 2:15 PM, Daniel Ouellet wrote: The X1 is great for firewall. Your limits to consider is not the transfer in Mbps, but always the PPS. That's where you will hit the wall if to high and that's not only with X1, but any servers. PPS is really the biggest problem here, unles

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-19 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 18, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Paul D. Ouderkirk wrote: I'm actually running an X1 off compact flash on a CF-IDE adapter. Out of curiosity, what is this machine tasked with? I would guess it is working as a firewall. I do the same with my i386 firewall machines and some DNS caches and such.

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-19 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 18, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Edd Barrett wrote: I must say that the LOM (Lights Out Management) on this machine is absolutely superb. The bad thing with it is that it has no cd drive, so you have to open it up and balance one on top for the initial install. From there on i reccommend bsd.rd upg

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Daniel Ouellet
On 18/05/07, Bryan Vyhmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone give any information about the Sun Netra X1 being used as a pf firewall. I am specifically looking for throughput information. I am considering using a pair for a theoretical maximum throughput of about 45 Mbps. Can the Netra X1

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Bryan Vyhmeister wrote: One thing I was wondering about the X1. Does it support hard drives larger than 137 GB or whatever that old limit was? I don't know if Sun systems are affected by those same kind of issues as older PC stuff but I don't want to get bitten by that one if they are. No it

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Paul D. Ouderkirk
On 5/18/07, Edd Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I must say that the LOM (Lights Out Management) on this machine is absolutely superb. The bad thing with it is that it has no cd drive, so you have to open it up and balance one on top for the initial install. From there on i reccommend bsd.rd up

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Edd Barrett
HI, On 18/05/07, Bryan Vyhmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you for the response. There isn't really an easy way to benchmark this type of thing except for putting it in production. I have one machine on the way and I can just test with that. I was just hoping that someone else might alre

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
On May 18, 2007, at 4:56 AM, Edd Barrett wrote: On 18/05/07, Bryan Vyhmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone give any information about the Sun Netra X1 being used as a pf firewall. I am specifically looking for throughput information. I am considering using a pair for a theoretical maxi

Re: Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-18 Thread Edd Barrett
Hi, On 18/05/07, Bryan Vyhmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone give any information about the Sun Netra X1 being used as a pf firewall. I am specifically looking for throughput information. I am considering using a pair for a theoretical maximum throughput of about 45 Mbps. Can the Netr

Sun Netra X1 Firewall Throughput?

2007-05-17 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
Can anyone give any information about the Sun Netra X1 being used as a pf firewall. I am specifically looking for throughput information. I am considering using a pair for a theoretical maximum throughput of about 45 Mbps. Can the Netra X1 comfortably handle this with carp(4) and some pf fi