Oops sorry about that. ;-)
I was using Intel 10/100 cards (dual port). I also had Kensingtons.
It could also be due to other factors, such as my running FreeBSD's
natd. But, I did notice that SMB file browsing was much more fast
when I updated to the new machine.
My net connection is cable modem (Comcast).
I'm adding yet another variable: VoIP, once I figure out how to
accomodate all my needs.
Thank you.
Bill Marquette wrote:
On 10/28/05, Forrest Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have an old Compaq AP200 (500mhz, maybe 512mb RAM). I think this
would be sufficient for the firewall.
I admit to some ignorance here.
In the past, I had this old Dell that was 400mhz. Network throughput
was slower (FreeBSD-4.x). When I put it onto a 2.8ghz box, I noticed a
huge improvement (1gb RAM).
I could try out PFSense on the Compaq and see what happens. Anyone
have some advice there. I know it's old, and if the motherboard goes,
I'm screwed... but at that point, I'd chuck it into the trash ;-)
You didn't mention the network connections :) On a home connection,
that Compaq should be more than adequate (my cable modem is in front
of a Soekris net4801 and it just hums along), in a larger bandwidth
environment, you'll possibly want a bigger box. You also didn't
mention NICs, good PCI NICs will take you a long way. I'd recommend
just about anything _other_ than Realtek (and 3com is near the bottom
of my list too - they made a couple good cards, but most of them are
crap).
--Bill
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