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Chris, I've used Monowall on a Soekris net4801 with 5 ports (using a 2 port card from Soekris) and did do port-to-port routing. In my case, I was able to get in the 25-30 Mbit range, if my memory serves correctly, going NIC to NIC. That was when the processor in the Soekris pretty much couldn't handle any more. You might have An Intel NIC might take some of the load off the processor and help the performance from that standpoint, but I can assure you that it won't work with the stock Monowall image for a Soekris. I used an Intel 1000 GT card in a Monowall and had to build a special image to get it to recognize the card. If you are seriously thinking of going the Intel NIC route, I'd suggest just getting a low priced PC with an IDE interface and get an IDE->Flash module so you can get rid of the hard drive as a likely point of failure. Someone else here could probably point you to a VIA based system that would do the job well. I do have a Monowall that does work with the Intel 4 port MT series card. (I think the generic version of Monowall will work with that card, but I'm using a custom build w/ RAID and SMP support.) Paul -----Original Message----- From: Chris Bagnall [mailto:lists at minotaur dot cc] On Behalf Of Chris Bagnall Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:11 PM To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch Subject: [m0n0wall] net4801 routing performance Greetings list, I know there've been many discussions in the past about the routing performance of Soekris boxes, but wonder if anyone's done any tests with 7 interfaces. I'm not so worried about raw routing performance between two interfaces, but I am concerned that the thing shouldn't encounter excessive delay (latency) when routing between multiple interfaces. Basically, I need to come up with a router (running m0n0 or pfSense - undecided at this stage) that'll handle 3 independent LANs (3 companies in one building), and 4 ADSL connections. The 4 ADSLs will *not* be load-balanced - there'll just be some custom routing to make sure that traffic from company A's phone server goes out via ISP A, B via B, etc. etc., so from a feature-set perspective it doesn't matter whether it's pfSense or m0n0. The maximum speed each ADSL's going to hit is 8mbit (and that's unlikely - 5mbit is more realistic) so raw throughput isn't an issue. There should be no LAN -> LAN routing between the 3 companies' LANs. The primary concern here is latency for the phone servers. Oh, one other quick thing - do folks recommend getting the Soekris-manufactured 4xEthernet PCI card, or is it preferable to get something like a 4-port Intel Pro/100? Any suggestions gratefully appreciated. The small form factor and lack of moving parts of the Soekris appeals considerably, but before I can use it, I do need to check it'll be up to the task. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited For full contact details visit http://www.minotaur.it/chris.html This email is made from 100% recycled electrons --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 |