> I currently have two firewalls running. Both on Mandrake 8.1 running iptables. >I currently have two internet connections (one is a DSL line at 1Mb, the other is >straight from an ISP at 2.5 Mb). I can get 700Kb speeds through the firewall on the >DSL line (which is about as fast as it ever is) but I only get about 500Kb speeds >through the firewall on the ISP line. Shouldn't I be able to get at least 2Mb speeds >through this firewall?
At least you can be almost assured that your problems have nothing to do with iptables and it's NAT. Starting up my crystal ball, I predict you'll find some half/full duplex mismatch on one of your Ethernets. Oh, and what type and speed are your CPUs? best regards Patrick
