-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 12:38:05PM +0000, Jimmy Stewpot wrote: > - Has anyone got any advice regarding the network performance of these > devices in real world environments. During my testing I noticed they are > using a Realtek 8139 based NIC. I personally have never had any issues > with Realtek 8139 cards in environments ranging from slow to medium/high > bandwidth utilization (40-50Mbps) however any feedback about how the > Realtek network cards perform in the Fortigate would be greatly appreciated.
This one is very hard to answer. From my experience, there are at least 5 different models of the 8139 chips. Some will work well, and some will give you a max throughput of around 9Kbps and can even lockup under heavy load. As a rule of thumb, I try to avoid that chip for servers. > - Any overall opinions or feedback from anyone that has used the device > in any production environments would be fantastic. Also if anyone knows > of any competing products I would like be very interested to know about > them. I have heard both good and bad feedback on Fortinet products. You might want to check the Focus-IDS mailing list at securityfocus. People there might give you better pointers. Best regards, - -- Rodrigo Barbosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDsoz7pdyWzQ5b5ckRArxVAKCb6xb5Uu2pTh8a5sWJTdvZRyblSQCfYMPr 11TU83s04H9F1ZMdckLD1BI= =T63K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
