Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:06:39 -0400 From: Mark Moellering <markmoellering@psyberation.com> To: Viktor Madarasz <viktormadarasz@SDF.ORG> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Performance of Routing on Edgerouter Lite with Latest FreeBSD Mips/Octeon Message-ID: <f191760b-4e74-c832-c0a5-44b99fba121b@psyberation.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004091952340.28475@otaku.sdf.org> References: <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004091323370.28475@otaku.sdf.org> <52c0e639-a8a5-8474-5810-8c95d3c1f3d0@psyberation.com> <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004091952340.28475@otaku.sdf.org>
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On 4/9/20 1:53 PM, Viktor Madarasz wrote: > > Hi Mark > > You did better results with an Edgerouter 4 with its stock Ubiquity OS > or putting OpenBSD on that one as well? > > Viktor Viktor, I had better results when I put OpenBSD on it. I use it as my current firewall. I don't have it hooked up to do a 'proper' speed test but I get over 500M up and down from my ISP (I have fiber). Mark > > > On Thu, 9 Apr 2020, Mark Moellering wrote: > >> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:01:04 -0400 >> From: Mark Moellering <markmoellering@psyberation.com> >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: Performance of Routing on Edgerouter Lite with Latest >> FreeBSD >> Mips/Octeon >> >> >> On 4/9/20 7:32 AM, Viktor Madarasz wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> i was looking at the page >>> >>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/action/show/mips/Octeon?action=show&redirect=FreeBSD%2Fmips%2FOcteon >>> >>> where amongst other things mentioned Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite as >>> compatible and also that Gigabit speeds on Basic Packet passing >>> should be OK. >>> >>> I started to look at classifieds and I see some devices available >>> for grabs. >>> >>> However I came across this article where the user explains one of >>> the drawbacks being not being able to push more than 250Mbit per >>> second between two Gigabit Hosts. However that article was not made >>> on the latest available build as far as I see... >>> >>> http://rtfm.net/FreeBSD/ERL/ >>> >>> Question: >>> >>> Anyone has experience with Edgerouter Lite and FreeBSD and can >>> comment on the real time performance achieved? >>> >>> Perhaps one of the other mentioned HW would be more suitable to go >>> for ( even if it seems difficult to even find any.. Lanner , >>> Portwell and Radisys devices ) >>> >>> Perhaps going the x86 route and pick up some appliance from >>> Aliexpress which should work as a FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD >>> router/firewall and achieve Gigabit speed on ports while passing >>> packets easily/easier? >>> >>> f.e : >>> https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32860646292.html?spm=2114.12057483.0.0.1f2b5af1TD1IWP >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Viktor >>> >>> viktormadarasz@sdf.org >>> SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> I put OpenBSD on an EdgeRouter Lite and it didn't do so well. From >> what I understand, there are linux kernel modules needed to get speed >> out of the EdgeRouter Lite; In any case, I did not get a really good >> throughput.? I got an EdgeRouter 4 and things worked much better. >> >> -- Mark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > viktormadarasz@sdf.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org
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