> Here's me fire wall config:
>
> Intel 486 DX 2 66, (over powered btw)
> 32 MB (once again overkill)
> 2 Intel Ether Express isa Cards
> 1 Floppy Router, there are many option in this area eg: LRP, FloppFW,
FreeSco etc etc.
I had a firewall like this for years, it worked well (2.0.33 I think).
Then I upgraded it to a P133/64Mb (2.2.16) and the performance improvement
was amazing. My users loved me. Lag from external access dropped from an
average 8 secs to around 1.5 seconds. The ISP and modem was not changed.
Sure, there is some improvement with the kernel, but is that all it was? I
haven't had time to test it..
Also, 486's sometimes have trouble keeping up with a 100Mb card (if you can
find an ISA one?), and PCI is not an option.
Cheers,
Marty
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