On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Tim Korves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > we're searching for a reliable hardware basis to use as a pfSense firewall > with a maximum concurrent throughput of 6 Gigabits / second. > > We were thinking of something like this hardware configuration: > - 2x Intel Xeon QuadCore Processors > - 4 or 8 GB of RAM > - QuadPort Intel Pro 1000 Ethernet NICs (PCIe x4) > - RAID 1 of SAS or SATA HDDs via 3Ware RAID Controller > > What would you advise? >
Commodity PC hardware of any type may not be able to push that. It's not about Gbps, it's about pps and the kind of traffic you're pushing. You're going to max out at probably 1 Mpps (million packets per second). 1 Mpps of 64 byte frames is 488 Mbps. 1 Mpps of 1500 byte frames is 11+ Gbps. You'll fall somewhere in the middle likely. Stick with the quad core procs and the Intel cards. Anything over 4 GB RAM isn't necessary. But there isn't enough info here to tell you whether or not any solution based on PC hardware is workable in your environment. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
