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From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Question about high perfomance Linux firewall
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:28:11 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200509061128.11300.rob0@gmx.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <431C9027.3010104@talika.eii.us.es>

On Monday 2005-September-05 13:36, Javier Miguel Rodríguez wrote:
> My ruleset will be rather short: 500-600 lines, with SNAT/DNAT in

(That doesn't seem short to me.)

> Which gigabit ethernet card is more suitable for high perfomance
> filtering?

I know and trust the Intels, but I can't say how they will compare.

> Any special advice about linux distro/ kernel tuning?

Distro: whatever you are comfortable using. Any can do it.

CPU: 64-bit processors do not have the same memory address space 
limitation as do the 32-bit CPU's.

Kernel: if a 32-bit CPU, there are simple patches available which allow 
you to specify a LOWMEM / HIGHMEM split other than the default 1G / 3G. 
For 1G physical RAM, this is preferable to activating HIGHMEM. I think 
mine is set at 1.25G / 2.75G for 1G RAM.
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-09-06 16:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-09-05 18:36 Question about high perfomance Linux firewall Javier Miguel Rodríguez
2005-09-06  9:07 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2005-09-06 10:15 ` lst_hoe01
2005-09-06 13:37 ` Michael Bellion
2005-09-06 17:12   ` Javier Miguel Rodríguez
2005-09-06 16:28 ` /dev/rob0 [this message]
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2005-09-06 17:18 Derick Anderson

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