Hello,

I am volunteering to help a small school with their network, and have already purchased two Netgear
FVX538 units.  In testing, I have seen 20Mbps VPN throughput.  (It is spec'd for "90+Mbps") 
 
Right now, we need the firewall to create a VPN between two cable modems, but in the near future, I
hope to install a wireless link, and keep the cable modem for a backup. 

I am not sure how well, or even if, we will be able to lockdown the wi-fi network... hence the VPN
idea.
 
The FVX538 units are clearly still beta quality hardware/software, and even for the current set-up,
I would hate to leave them with this junk installed.  

But, before I lobby Netgear for a refund, I need to find out if there is a reasonable alternative. 
(We are pushing the budget as it is, so Cisco is certainly out of the picture.) 
 
In testing with a couple of m0n0wall VMware images on one machine, I was able to push 40Mbps over an
IPsec tunnel. (albeit on a Pentium D 3.2 Ghz dual core box. ) 
 
The question is, if I were to go with a VIA C3 based m0n0wall installation, what kind of IPsec VPN
performance would I be able to expect?
 
 Thank you,
 
 David
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