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Date:      Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:41:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org>
To:        Cody Swanson <cswanson@pei.eastlink.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Performance issues with natd
Message-ID:  <20020925174022.O55006-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
In-Reply-To: <007401c264bd$d97909e0$0401a8c0@win2000>

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> I just setup a 4.6.2 machine locally on my network at home to replace an
> aging Linux NAT box I had going. Clients behind the new box can only get
> 100k/sec downloads while clients behind the old Linux box (running
> ipchains) get 400k/sec+ downloads off the same cable modem. Locally on
> the new FreeBSD box I can get 400k/sec downloads with lynx, it just
> seems as if the NAT is not framing packets right. Also, I have tried
> downloads from other freeBSD machines, Linux machines and windows2000
> machines from inside the network. All max out at around 100k/sec on a
> download through the NAT box. Again, if I download on the box it self I
> can see 400k/sec.

I'm not sure what the problem is with your natd setup, it looks fine to
me.... however have you tried ipfilter? I use that on my own home net, and
I get the same throughput from behind the nat/firewall as I do from the
nat machine itself.

Ken


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