On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 08:06:50AM +0200, Simon Matter wrote: > > Does anyone have any suggestions for hardware requirements? Will a single > > core have the same throughput as a dual core? Amount of RAM? I will be > > using Ubuntu Server. > > Do you want to push some Mbits/s or multi Gbits/s through your firewall > and do you plan to handle VPN connections terminated on the same box? That > can make a difference but without any information nobody can really tell > you something useful. > It is also worth noting that if you wish to do traffic shaping that will impact your hardware requirements as well. It is worth noting that if you plan to do traffic shaping or accounting, that will require more powerful hardware.
However, Simon is right. Without more details it is impossible to give you anything resembling a sensible answer. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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