-- Jim > On Oct 15, 2014, at 10:06 AM, compdoc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When I speak of the C2758, I speak of the product sold at the pfSense store, > > as sold by the pfSense store, not the generic pfsense release running on > > "some > >brand of board@. > > I was speaking of a C2758 board that was tested by someone else, and which > wasn’t able to reach Ethernet's maximum throughput. Clearly not all C2758 > boards are the same. Buyer beware. > > If you have tests results that prove the product you mentioned doesn’t have > this problem, feel free to post them. I'd love to see. > > > > You seem confused. > > Not at all. You seem defensive. > > > >- this list is about pfsense, not the BSDRP > > Never said it was. BSDRP is a tool to test hardware.
Actually it's not. Olivier uses it in his work at Orange. There has been some testing using BSDRP, but it is not "a tool to test hardware". > If the hardware cannot achieve maximum throughput, then pfSense cannot > achieve maximum throughput. This is a true statement but it ignores the reality that software also plays a part. > > Pkt-gen does not test routing. What tests did you run? > > Here's a clue: BSD *Router* Project. I doubt you’ve done this sort of > testing, so I'm not going to spoil this learning opportunity for you... You seem defensive. You were testing forwarding, by the look of it. This is not all there is to routing. I will not further ecludiate because you are obviously an expert. While you "doubt" we "have done this sort of testing" you should look at: https://github.com/gvnn3/conductor Quoting README [...] A common use for Conductor is to test a network devices, such as a router or firewall, that is connected to multiple senders and receivers. Each of the senders, receivers, and the device under test (DUT) are a Player, and another system is designated as the Conductor. [...] This work supported by: Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate) Conductor uses pkt-gen or iperf, though our preference going forward is pit-gen. Recent additions to pkt-gen include playback of pcap files, for more repeatable testing. It's also important to be able to test multiple senders and receivers. I will not further ecludiate because you are an expert. > However, I will mention one thing: if you try to route 1.488M packets per > second through the 'generic' pfSense, it will crash after a minute or so. > (and that's not a criticism of pfSense) That's an interesting result. We've not seen it. Which particular hardware were you using? Which version of pfsense? Any tunables? What switches to pkt-gen? > > >I don't see where a C2758 is tested. > > I clearly stated what I was testing and how. You seem confused. The OP was > asking what hardware might serve his purpose. I offered suggestions. > > You're welcome to prove anything I've said was wrong - but with actual test > results, and without the misplaced rancor. > > Also, it's better to reply to the list, and not send emails directly to me. > > > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
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