Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 18:22:08 +0200 From: Massimiliano Stucchi <max@willystudios.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: Multicast Routing Performance Message-ID: <20030603182208.6622599f.max@willystudios.com> In-Reply-To: <20030603131825.60302.qmail@web41712.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030603131825.60302.qmail@web41712.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:18:25 +0100 (BST) Gavin Kenny <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Does any one have any experience of using a FreeBSD > Box as a multicast router? > > I have a PIII 800Mhz with two 100Mbps NICS, what kind > of throughput can I expect to get out of this setup? > >From my past experiences, and given a P90 with 8mb of RAM capable of routing 4 different 2mbit lines with 4 different nicks without a glitch, I can say that your hardware can perform up to wire's maximum capacity. Maybe it depends on what else other than routing services you have to run on that machine, but I don't think that would be a problem. Ciao ciao -- Stucchi Massimiliano | Gruppo Utenti FreeBSD Italia WillyStudios.com | http://www.gufi.org stucchi@willystudios.com | max@gufi.org "People who make no mistakes do not usually make anything"
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