> > Hi, > > > > > More Mhz. Not crappy nics, get xl,fxp,dc etc. Or maybe > > gigabit nics like > > > em(4). > > I think he has xl and sk in the machine, sk is probably the > > most decent > > thing one can get at the moment. xl I had quite mixed results > > in the past, > > so changing that one into another sk might be all the change needed. > > the high irq load points into that direction, sk is a lot > > better there. > > > > > Dont have a crappy mobo chipset and anything over 800 mhz > > would be able to > > > do plenty filterings. I guess a P2 450 could work also.. > > yes, but a P2-233 should have enough HP for standard stuff, > routing of > > 100mbit + some not so complex filtering with normal packet > > sizes should be > > possible. > > > > one can still stick a celeron 500 into the box, they are very cheap > > on ebay, in case changing the xl to sk is not enough. > > > > > > bye, siggi. > > > > Well I was thinking about that, but since the Sun box gives > me pretty much > exactly the same performance, I'm thinking the PCI bus is limiting me. > After all, it's the only thing that's the same on both boxes, > save for the > lines themselves. > > And yeah, the filtering is pretty simple, about 15 rules, few tables, > nothing fancy at all. > I'll try and get my hands on a QFE card this week, to see if > that helps. > > Thanks. > > Johan >
Well, just to follow up on this, the quad card didn't help either. I guess I'll make one last attempt with only sk cards, but I'm doubting the cards are the problem by now. Johan
