Date: 12 Aug 2001 21:59:53 -0500 From: James McNaughton <jtm63@enteract.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com>, David Deaven <deaven@execpc.com> Subject: Re: BSD as Router and Firewall Message-ID: <863d6wpsuu.fsf@localhost.21stcentury.net> In-Reply-To: <200108010349.f713nX002238@tabby.charles> References: <200108010349.f713nX002238@tabby.charles>
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David Deaven <deaven@execpc.com> writes: > I can vouch for the fact that even an old dx66 486 works well in > this application. I found my "router" lying by the side of the > road, abandoned as ... That's exactly the configuration I just setup (although I paid for the 486 years ago). I used ipfw and natd and during the heaviest downloads the cpu is very lightly loaded ( like 0.3 ) with top only reporting a maximum of 6% of cpu used by natd. So I decided to load it up more with a printer, fax, MySQL, and named (following the instructions for a caching only nameserver in Greg Lehey's book). It's working out fine and so far still not overloaded. A P-166 Should be able to do so much more if you have the inclination and time. Jim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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