If you'd like to know, where the limiting factor is, set up a bridge with rl0 and rl1 attached to it. If the performance is better, the CPU is limiting. But it seems obvious to me, that the NICs are the problem, as Daniel states.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:20 PM Subject: PF gateway performance > Hi, > > I would like to know some results from ml readers. > I tested OpenBSD 3.2-stable with with setup: > > CPU Pentium 133 > RAM 96 Mb > 2 x Realtek (rl0 & rl1) [yes, I know there's better hardware...] > > rl0 = 10.0.1.1 > rl1 = 10.0.2.1 > > IP forwarding enabled > > ---- pf.conf ---- > pass in quick all > pass out quick all > ----------------- > > The test: > > 10.0.1.10 ---> 10.0.1.1 [PF] 10.0.2.1 ---> 10.0.2.10 > > It was a FTP transfer between .1.10 and .2.10 and got 3 Mbyte/s as max > transfer rate and the console was not responsive. > Using a switch (instead of the box) I jumped to 6.5 Mbyte/s. > > Is there anyone who could try the same test with similar CPUs ? > For example, will PF get a boost from MMX registers ? > > Thanks. > > > Ed > > > > > >
