It's the Nics. We use a transparent bridge and use two 3Com 3C905c nics and get a sustained 70Mbps across the bridge using a P2-350 and 128MB of Ram.
10.0.0.12(some client) --> xl1 [PF] xl0 <---- 10.0.0.1 (Router) I know people to run OpenBSD as CableModem Routers/Firewalls on as low as 486DX100's and Pentium 100's and have gotten sustained 20Mbps (and sometimes higher if the person they are they are off the same Cable Loop). Spend the extra $$$ and buy yourself two 3Com or Netgear Nics (Used as example since the driver in already present for them in the 3.2 build) --David Chubb -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Sonnenberg-Carstens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PF gateway performance 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 > > > > > >
