--On 4. december 2005 19:16 -0500 Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com> 
wrote:

> On 12/3/05, Sasa Stupar <sasa at stupar dot homelinux dot net> wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> First my hardware: old Compaq Deskpro 2000 5166 with P166, 64MB RAM, 3
>> NIC Intel Pro 100S Desktop. My network is 100 Mbit.
>> In DMZ I have a file server (samba), web, mail. Transfer speed between
>> LAN and DMZ is max about 50 % of possible ( arround 5200 KBps) with
>> Trafic Shaper disabled.
>
>
> I replied to an older thread of the same earlier today, but getting
> this much through a P166 is even better.  That's over 40 Mb, which is
> more than I'd expect to get through that slow of a box.  That's about
> the max throughput of a WRAP or 4801, at 266 MHz.
>
> I'd be very happy with that.  If you need a full 100 Mb, you need a P3
> or better.  Your bus and/or CPU, or a combination of the two, is the
> bottleneck.
>
> -Chris

Thanx for the answer. I need full speed because of the file server. I am 
going to search fo a faster box

Sasa