On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 07:58:30PM +0000, Martin Johnson wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone measured the maximum number of packets-per-second that a > 5501 can handle as a router - ideally using PPPoE mode for the WAN > side? > > I'm running pfSense 1.2.3 (based on FreeBSD 7.2) on an ADSL link, > running PPPoE with a Draytek Vigor 120 modem. Normally this setup is > solid, but if I run Nessus with default settings against lots of IP > addresses, the PPPoE session drops. pfSense shows high CPU utilization > when this happens.
What happens to latency while you run Nessus? If you ping something on the other end of the ADSL link before, during, and after a Nessus run, does the round-trip time jump way up while Nessus runs? Dave -- David Young OJC Technologies [email protected] Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933 _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
