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Subject: Re: Question about high perfomance Linux firewall
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:28:11 -0500
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On Monday 2005-September-05 13:36, Javier Miguel Rodr=EDguez 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=20
limitation as do the 32-bit CPU's.

Kernel: if a 32-bit CPU, there are simple patches available which allow=20
you to specify a LOWMEM / HIGHMEM split other than the default 1G / 3G.=20
=46or 1G physical RAM, this is preferable to activating HIGHMEM. I think=20
mine is set at 1.25G / 2.75G for 1G RAM.
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