--- Jason Opperisano <opie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 03:46, ads nat wrote: > > Hi, > > My Redhat linux 9.0 gateway server is with > iptables > > firewall. I am defining security rules based on > mac > > address of 400 users. > > My server configure is > > 1) Intel Pentium IV 2.4 Ghz processor. > > 2) 512 MB DD RAM > > 3) 40 GB hard disc. > > > > Will it be able to server request of 400 users? > > I am doubtfull about performance of iptables > firewall > > for this load but want to avoid commercial > firewall. > > > > Has anybody used Iptables firewall for this user > > traffic or more than this. > > Please guide me for same. > > > > Thanks for support. > > > > > > slow fireawll Can someone give ideaWhat > > what size pipe are you trying to firewall? while > the number of users > behind a firewall is relevant--the amount of > bandwidth that needs to be > filtered has more of an influence on the performance > requirements. > > 1000 users behind a firewall with a T1 connection > can only ever push > 1.54 Mbps through the firewall--which is nothing. > > 100 users behind a firewall with a OC-3 connection > would have a > drastically greater hardware requirement. > > in any case--a P4 2.4 with 512 MB of RAM is pretty > healthy box. and in > the grand scheme, 400 users isn't really a huge > amount. i have a P3 800 > MHz with 384 MB of RAM server-class machine on a 4 > Mbps connections for > about that many users that isn't breaking a sweat. > > -j > > -- > Jason Opperisano <opie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
