Hi all, I'm evaluating pfSense for our company. Functionally it looks like it has all the features I'd like to have, the only thing I'm not sure about right now is what kind of hardware do I need to put at it to get the job done.
I remember years back at the time of linux 2.4 there were some tests about how a 2.4 kernel on a pII 400MHz with a slightly overclocked pci bus can route traffic between four 100MBit interfaces without packet loss. Does anyone have some links to tests like that for today's world of gigabit links? Specifically, I have a gigabit wan and internal lan consisting of something like 30 VLANs with different requirements for access (who can access what) and bandwith. Some of these vlans host large web services (hundred thousands of users). Right now we're pushing about 60GB web traffic per day just from these. Are the xeons and opterons of today up to such tasks? I hope they are, I'd just like some real world conformation. Also, Are there any boards for 1U rack cases with at least 4 onboard NICs? Thanks, -- Jure Pečar http://jure.pecar.org
