Hi
I'm in the process of configuring a Dell PowerEdge 860 as firewall and
I debating what kind of CPU to get for the firewall for an office of
about 50 people, 20MB metro ethernet, and 15 lightly used Internet
servers: FTP, web, DNS, email, NTP, etc ... In addition for the computer
being a firewall it will also act as a NIDS and IPSEC peer (something
like 10 concurrent tunnels). The options I have for the CPU are:
1. Intel Celeron 336 at 2.8Ghz/256K cache, 533Mhz FSB.
2. Dual Core Intel Pentium D 915 at 2.8Ghz/2x2MB cache, 800Mhz FSB.
3. Dual Core Xeon 3050, 2.13Ghz, 2MB cache, 1066Mhz FSB.
4. Dual Core Xeon 3060, 2.40Ghz, 4MB cache, 1066Mhz FSB.
5. Dual Core Xeon 3070, 2.66Ghz, 4MB cache, 1066Mhz FSB.
I have to be very price concious so will the celeron CPU hold the load
or should I take one of the Xeon CPU's for the load?
TIA
Paolo
