Anders, A data point:
I helped someone set up on OpenBSD 3.1-current a Pentium 200 with 32MB of RAM to filter 150+ Windows workstations on our University's LAN with a typical 20 line ruleset, and the box hasn't dropped below 94% idle even with clients simultaneously downloading Windows service packs. They had to get a new switch, because the router couldn't deal with that many addresses on one VLAN, but the box didn't break a sweat. This also had the effect of freezing in place an ongoing break-in. I've seen other University colleagues deploy and then throw away several thousand dollar vendor firewall/switches, because they couldn't get them to work properly even after extended "vendor support", and the failures kept freezing their network until their department chairs said "Enough!". --Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Anders Rosvoldaunet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Short question > > > Just a simple, yet quite complicated question; will a Pentium > MMX 166Mhz > with 32MB of RAM work as a pf-ing bridge between a network > with 200 - 250 > clients and the Internet? It's running altqd as well. The two > NICs used are > high quality; one xl0 and one fxp0 card. > > --- > Anders Rosvoldaunet > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
