I would go with option number 2 :)
The NIDS will probably be the most cpu/memory intensive, and if your
running snort or something like that, be sure to get plenty of memory
( eg, over a gig ).
Cheers,
Josh
On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 15:38 -0500, Paolo Supino wrote:
> 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?
>
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>
>
> TIA
> Paolo
