On 2005-06-24 10:59, Ean Kingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For anyone who wants to start the in-kernel vs user-land NAT argument, > I've already been through it and there are valid arguments for both > sides. So, I won't get into it again.
Agreed. Most of the people who use FreeBSD in SOHO installations (small office, home office), and have far less than dozens of systems behind a NAT-ting FreeBSD system will very rarely have a chance to notice *ANY* difference between userlevel vs. in-kernel NAT. This top snapshot: http://keramida.serverhive.com/pixelshow-top.txt is from a relatively recent demo-party where ipfw/natd were used in a gateway of more than 100 systems madly downloading files from each other and from the wide Internet. Notice the 97% idle cpu percentage :-) If FreeBSD can handle NAT, packet forwarding, and general connectivity for more than 100 systems and still sit 97% of the time waiting for something interesting to happen, then I'd be surprised if SOHO users with less than 10-15 systems will notice anything :) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"