On 3/14/06, Jim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chun Wong wrote: > > >Hi, > >I have two fw platforms, mono 1.21 running on a Nokia120 and pfsense1.0beta2 > >running on an AMD athlon 900. > > > >I can get 2.2MBs on the 120 platform, at >96% cpu usage. On the athlon, > >32bit, 33Mhz pci, I can get 7MBs using Intel PRO 1000MT 64 bit PCI cards. > > > >My question is what speed/type cpu do I need to use to improve on this with > >a PCI-X bus? (64bit, 33Mhz or maybe 66Mhz) > > > >I would like to get 15-20MBs, but without spending too much. I am looking at > >a 2nd hand Supermicro FPGA370 dual Pentium mb, with PCI-X bus. > > > >All my NICs are Intelpro MT1000, 64bit. > > > >Thanks > > > > > Something else is wrong. Either of these platforms should be able to > forward at something close to 100Mbps, if not higher.
Agreed...unless those MT1000's are plugged into 100Mbit ports (but I guess that would fall under the "something else is wrong") :) Then 70Mbit wouldn't be entirely out of line (depending on the test software). 500Mbit throughput is about all you'll practically get on a 33Mhz 32bit slot and in practice, it'll be somewhat slower (closer to 3-400Mbit). A 64bit/66Mhz slot will make that a much higher ceiling. --Bill
