While the simple fact that m0n0wall (or any router/firewall) will have
some measuearble degree of latency, your problem isn't the firewall
rules. The latency is so minmal, you shouldn't notice it.

As for using m0n0wall without rules...you would be wide open for
attacks. But if this is what you want, just create a rule for the WAN
interface that allows all inbound traffic.

I would suspect that the issue is probably more due to an incurrect
configuration. Why don't you post your congi.xml file, being careful
to hide anything you don't want anyone to see.

- Don

On Apr 1, 2005 1:34 PM, Dennis Yu <weiyu99 at gmail dot com> wrote:
> Yes, I started with 1.11 and feel the speed is slow so thinking maybe
> 1.2b7 will improve that.  BTW, Does the firewall rule has anything to
> do with download speed? How do I setup m0n0wall without any firewall
> rule and basically just use it as an internet connection sharing
> device?
> 
> Thanks for the help
> 
> On Apr 1, 2005 10:05 AM, Claude Morin <klodefactor at gmail dot com> wrote:
> > Did you try version 1.11?
> >
> > Claude
> >
> >
> > On Apr 1, 2005 12:11 PM, Dennis Yu <weiyu99 at gmail dot com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My computer when connected directly to the cable modem can have a
> > > download speed of 350KB/s but when I put the m0n0wall between the
> > > cable modem and the PC the best download speed I can get is only
> > > 30~40KB/s.  With traffic shaper turn on or off doesn't seem to change
> > > anything.
> > >
> > > I'm using m0n0wall generic-pc cdrom version 1.2b7 with following
> > configuration:
> > >
> > > Celeron 1.2GHz
> > > 256MB SDRAM
> > > 40X CDR
> > > 3 1/2 Floppy
> > > 2 pci Nic (one is intel for wan and ther other is dlink or something for
> > lan)
> > >
> > > have some port forwarding turn on for remote desktop access on the pc
> > > behind m0n0wall.
> > >
> > > I don't think 40KB/s is the best m0n0wall can do.  There's gotta be
> > > something I didn't setup correctly.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Dennis
> > >
> > >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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
> 
>