Hi is there any how-to which can guide me through all available tuning options in /proc/ filesystem Pozdrawiam Szymon Turkiewicz > >Hi > > Hi > > >I have a router with a large number of iptables rules and some > >extensive traffic shaping (HTB + RED + ... ) + conntrack. > > Performance boost tips: > > - Use "set" module instead of sequential iptables rules. It can lower > cpu usage. > > - Use hashing filters for shaping if you're using many u32 filters. > > - configure conntrack to use bigger hashsize for better performance; > i'm passing following parameter to kernel in grub to achieve this: > ip_conntrack.hashsize=1048575 > > - configure routecache to use bigger to use more memory for better > performance; i'm passing following parameter to kernel in grub to > achieve this: rhash_entries=2400000 > > >1. What processors should I be looking for in order to achieve the > >best routing throughput on a linux router? > > I've had good experiences with P4 (with and without HT), Athlon64, Xeon > [dempsey], Xeon [woodcrest]. The last one is the best choice because of > the large cache and architecture. I think you can use Core 2 Duo too > if you want to save some money. > > >2. Is it true that multicore processors will not help much in this > >situation? > > Not true. In your setup with two nics with same load you can easily use > two cores. You can assign each nic to different core by the means of > smp_affinity setting in /proc/irq/... or by using irqbalance daemon. > > >Best regards, > >Derek > > pozdrawiam > Marek Kierdelewicz > KoBa ISP > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list > LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc
