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What sort of hardware would be needed to chuck gigabit links at a m0n0wall? I'm guessing something fairly high-end, but will m0n0wall be able to fully utilise an high end system? Kind Regards, Alex Threlfall Cyberprog New Media tel - 0870 446 0789 fax - 0870 446 1789 www.cyberprog.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Mather [mailto:barry dot mather at dorecentres dot com dot au] > Sent: 25 February 2005 1:58 AM > To: Rob Sharp > Cc: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] Re: Experiences in 50+ user organizations? > > I was just answering the post from the guy in the first > place, his boss was nervous of using open source software, so > I pointed out that various large companies use open source > software as a base for their products ... > > Another thought is:- what product does 'the internet' use for > dns servers .. I'd pretty much guess that 80%+ use bind - > open source - now that's not being simplistic. > > I would also not class m0n0wall as a 'home grown' firewall > any more ... > the amount of talent on this forum is HUGE ... we have MANY > people contributing to this project what do this kind of work > full time as well... > > How do you think that many people contributing to a project > because they want to see it succeed is any different from > many people contributing to a project because they are being > paid by a company ... > > There was also no need to be so condescending in your post. > > End. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Sharp [mailto:robertsharp at gmail dot com] > Sent: Friday, 25 February 2005 12:44 PM > To: Barry Mather > Cc: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Re: Experiences in 50+ user organizations? > > I would hardly compare Checkpoint NG to a home grown firewall > thats using IPFW. > Checkpoint runs on the Nokia IPSO (bsd varient) or linux or win2k. > But it loads it's firewalls drivers over the OS. Checkpoint > NG is a far more powerful firewall. Not trying to dis > monowall cause I think it's awesome, just your simplifying > checkpoint and probably sonicwall. > > I run monowall on a IP110 (Cyrix 266, 64 ram, 5 gig 2.5 ide) > and I can push 40 mbps with a custom kernel and some tweaks > (link0 and kernel > polling) and I can do about 3 mbps of blowfish openvpn. I > don't use traffic shaping since it seems to break port > forwarding on 1.2b3. > > > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:11:54 +1100, Barry Mather > <barry dot mather at dorecentres dot com dot au> wrote: > > To get back slightly to the topic in hand ... > > > > Checkpoint firewall NG - runs on a version of unix ... > > > > Sonicwall - runs a version of unix > > > > Why be scared to use open source when so many other LARGE > vendors do > > ..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Collins [mailto:eric at tawifi dot com] > > Sent: Friday, 25 February 2005 10:33 AM > > To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Re: Experiences in 50+ user organizations? > > > > Now while I agree with Jesse on a "saturated" T1 its is kinda touch > and > > go, especially if you have alot of shaping going on, but I have > several > > client T1's that I use the 4801's on and they are fine 99.9% of the > > time, no problems whatso ever. So no I dont think it would be a > problem. > > > > I also use the 4801 on my home connection which is 5mbit > Wifi and it > > purrs along just fine with no problems. > > > > As for your wifi feed I think the soekris boards will be > just fine, we > > use them in several 5-10mbit wifi feeds without problems, and I am > sure > > alot of other people use them in the same way. > > > > Now the Soekris did not work for our datacenter, but with the amount > of > > traffic we push it is not surprising in the least. > > > > -Eric > > > > Seth Rothenberg wrote: > > > > >>I tend to agree with this.... > > >>I wouldn't place a Soekris 4801 on anything larger than a > saturated > > >>T1 though. > > >> > > >> > > > > > >I have 2 questions on this thread - > > >which has been getting me nervious....but maybe unnecessarily... > > > > > >So, if you have a not-saturated T1, Soekris is OK? > > >(I have two 4521 in service and would like to keep them a while :-) > > > > > >What about a wifi feed? I am looking at buying > Towerstream's 5Mb/s > > >feed soon, for about 20 people, hoping to grow...hoping > the soekris > > >would last a while... > > > > > >....and, if not a soekris, even 4801 from sounds of it, > > >what then? i.e., a GHz class SBC with 2 pcmcia ? > > >(do you give up the fanless part? :-) Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > >Thanks > > >Seth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > >For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Eric Collins > > Sr Network Administrator > > Tawifi.com > > > > Downtown Tucson WiFi Network > > http://www.tawifi.com > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > Dore Achievement Centres (Pty) Ltd - Hotline: 1300 55 77 11 > > > > www.dorecentres.com.au > > > > This e-mail message may contain confidential or privileged > information > > and is intended solely for the individual to whom it is > addressed. 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