If you are using the latest GNAT Box PRO, then you may purchase the multi-port option which allows you to have more than three NICs. The additional NICs may be configured as type EXT, PSN, or PRO. Keep in mind that if you configure multiple EXTs, the GNAT Box will *NOT* perform load balancing (Load balancing isn't part of the job description of a good firewall, anyway. Load balancing is usually done at the router, which can manage redundant routes using a protocol such as BGP).
The upper limit of NICs would depend on the bandwidth and traffic coming into them, whether you were configuring VPNs, and on the resources of the machine that the GNAT Box is running on. My experience (and it seems to be the experience of others here) is that the GNAT Box can handle a huge amount of traffic using a pretty lightweight (ie, 486DX-66) PC. If you add VPNs, then you will want a faster processor and more memory, as encrypting/decrypting traffic is far more resource intensive than routing/stateful inspection. Mike Burden Lynk Systems (616)532-4985 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven Sporen Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 1:36 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: NIC's --------------------- Attention ----------------------------- Online GNAT Box User Forum is Now Open Click the Register link and sign up today http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi ------------------------------------------------------------- Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Is 3 NICs the limit for GNATBOX? What is the maximum recommended. Thanks Steven ---------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address in the body of the message
