Why would you need dual processor on a firewall/router? I've heard people using Linux as firewall/router on Pentium 133 or Pentium Pro machines. Routing doesn't really need that much processing power (unless you have a very large routing table).
-----Original Message----- From: vince cagud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 12:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [plug] Router Load i disagree on this disagree. two heads are better than one, as long as the OS supports smp...one cpu could do something for an OS process while another runs an application or the like. anyway, one usually adds another cpu not for redundancy. geez, how many of you use smp because you want a backup cpu? we do smp because we want the added processing power...at the risk of another cpu failing. but hey, what's the statistic of a failed cpu on a multi-processor machine? i think it's easier for a hard disk to fail than a processor...well, maybe the processor fan. but that's what the cpu fan monitor is for. [ snipped ] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
