Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:40:24 GMT From: mike@sentex.net (Mike Tancsa) To: miket@dnai.com (Mike Thompson) Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router Message-ID: <36fd12fb.3761327633@mail.sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <MAIL4.1.19990326233717.009c8210@mail.dnai.com> References: <MAIL4.1.19990326233717.009c8210@mail.dnai.com>
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On 27 Mar 1999 02:44:45 -0500, in sentex.lists.freebsd.misc you wrote: >This is probably a stupid question (not that it ever stopped >me before), but is a FreeBSD system capable of running as a >high-capacity Internet router? I would like to run a number >of FreeBSD servers running a web application behind a FreeBSD >system acting as a router/firewall. Any examples of web sites >doing this would be great. Have a look through the various archives. You will see this topic discussed several times. Also, you will need to be a little more specific about the term 'high-capacity'.. In an industry riddled with high-hyperbole, what does high capacity mean ? 10Mb ? 100Mb ? 155Mb ? 1 Gigabit ? ftp.cdrom.com is probably a good example, as is www.yahoo.com which also makes use of FreeBSD. As an ethernet router, I can push through over 10Mbits comfortably through my router with a dozen or so firewall rules as well as running gated with 2 views. If you are talking about anything faster, you are best off to test it yourself to see if it will meet your needs or not. ---Mike Mike Tancsa (mdtancsa@sentex.net) Sentex Communications Corp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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