Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:09:49 -0400 From: mike tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: packet filtering via Chelsio NICs Message-ID: <d2aabccf-a6eb-67c0-32aa-4d06cf0cc130@sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <6628bb23-c263-0cd7-4861-642977dfe467@sentex.net> References: <6628bb23-c263-0cd7-4861-642977dfe467@sentex.net>
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Actually, found this very cool reference which is exactly what I am looking for https://bsdrp.net/documentation/examples/dropping_packets_at_high_rate ---Mike On 8/17/2020 9:13 AM, mike tancsa wrote: > Has anyone used the packet filtering features of the T520 and T540 cards > on FreeBSD ? Rather than use ipfw or pf, I am hoping to offload some of > the packet filtering to the features on the card. Does it save CPU > processing power in the end ? Is there a sweet spot to using it, or am I > better off using ipfw ? I am looking at dropping traffic in the 2-5Gb/s > range filtering out bogons and other bad packets. > > Would appreciate any examples / caveats / tip on how to use it as the > docs are kind of sparse. Using it on RELENG_12 > > ---Mike > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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