Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:59:58 -0600 From: "J.D. Bronson" <jbronson@wixb.com> To: "James Seward" <jamesoff@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pf and keep/modulate state on 6.2 Message-ID: <200702261159.l1QBx46X006755@cheyenne.sixcompanies.com> In-Reply-To: <720051dc0702260052v8e4d2b2v9bbca164bfe87a4b@mail.gmail.com > References: <200702252202.l1PM2r46003312@cheyenne.sixcompanies.com> <720051dc0702260052v8e4d2b2v9bbca164bfe87a4b@mail.gmail.com>
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At 02:52 AM 02/26/2007, you wrote: >Wow, this fixed my FTP-over-DSL-to-6.2 problem too. With modulate >state, I was getting ~30K/sec. With just keep state, I'm now getting >more like what my connection is capable of. This is between two 6.2 >hosts on opposite sides of the Atlantic. > >Ted, I use pf because I like the format of the configuration file, I >like the logging and pftop, and like how it's harder to lock yourself >out of a remote machine by accident :) > >/JMS I use pf since its newer (I think?) and I came from openbsd..pf just works and the config file is nice and sweet. I had thought that modulate state would put a load on my proc, but sheesh, its a p4-3.06 - thats more than robust for a router. I wonder if we should file a bug on this? I am glad my post helped here. I still use modulate state for any INCOMING connections though (www/smtp/etc). -JD
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