From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Donato Diaz Subject: NAT Server, SMP box or Single CPU box? Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:04:59 -0300 Message-ID: <41D0087B.2060600@itcsoluciones.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1; boundary="------------ms060200040409050305030701" Return-path: To: netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org List-Id: netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.org This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms060200040409050305030701 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I have read in different lists that some people are having problem doing NAT with SMP Servers, due to the way the kernel manage conntrack with two or more CPUs. Can anyone tell me if it's true that NAT runs slower on SMP servers ? Is it better a Server with one faster CPU than a server with two CPUs? I need to buy a NAT Server for +1500 users. I would like to know if an SMP Server with two CPUs is the best choice. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks all, Donato. --------------ms060200040409050305030701 Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAMYICvzCC ArsCAQEwgawwgaYxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFSMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdNZW5kb3phMRAwDgYDVQQHEwdN ZW5kb3phMRYwFAYDVQQKEw1JVENTb2x1Y2lvbmVzMRAwDgYDVQQLEwdEZXZMYWJzMR4wHAYD VQQDExV3d3cuaXRjc29sdWNpb25lcy5jb20xKTAnBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGmRvbmF0b2RkQGl0 Y3NvbHVjaW9uZXMuY29tAgEBMAkGBSsOAwIaBQCgggH0MBwGCSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0wNDEy MjcxMzA0NTlaMFIGCSqGSIb3DQEJDzFFMEMwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcwDgYIKoZIhvcNAwICAgCA MA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgFAMAcGBSsOAwIHMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgEoMIG/BgsqhkiG9w0BCRAC CzGBr6CBrDCBpjELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVIxEDAOBgNVBAgTB01lbmRvemExEDAOBgNVBAcTB01l bmRvemExFjAUBgNVBAoTDUlUQ1NvbHVjaW9uZXMxEDAOBgNVBAsTB0RldkxhYnMxHjAcBgNV BAMTFXd3dy5pdGNzb2x1Y2lvbmVzLmNvbTEpMCcGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYaZG9uYXRvZGRAaXRj c29sdWNpb25lcy5jb20CAQEwgb0GCSsGAQQBgjcQBDGBrzCBrDCBpjELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVIx EDAOBgNVBAgTB01lbmRvemExEDAOBgNVBAcTB01lbmRvemExFjAUBgNVBAoTDUlUQ1NvbHVj aW9uZXMxEDAOBgNVBAsTB0RldkxhYnMxHjAcBgNVBAMTFXd3dy5pdGNzb2x1Y2lvbmVzLmNv bTEpMCcGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYaZG9uYXRvZGRAaXRjc29sdWNpb25lcy5jb20CAQEwAgYABAAA AAAAAAA= --------------ms060200040409050305030701--