1. What sort of throughput, for instance, could LEAF-Bering theoretically
provide on a Pentium 100 system with edo ram and with 10/100 nics, cables,
and switch, assuming that all other systems connected have unlimited speed?
With good NICs (eepro100 etc.) and not too many iptables rules you will max around 20mbit/sec. A good rule of thumb is 5 cycles per megabit. This limit actually applies to all Linux servers, not just leaf.
I run a LEAF system (Dachstein) that routinely routes 90+ MBits/s (5 and 30 minute averages) over a 100MBit full duplex link. The system is a bit more powerful than what I normally use for LEAF, mainly because that's what was onhand when the router was getting built:
360 MHz P-II 64M Ram (2) Generic tulip 10/100 cards 100 MBit upstream link from Cogent
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