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RE: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs
From: "Darden, Patrick S." <darden () armc org>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:56:58 -0500
From my experience, a fast P4 linux box with 2 good NICs can NAT 45Mbps easily. I am NAT/PATing >4,000 desktops with extensive access control lists and no speed issues. This isn't over a 45Mb T3--this is over 100 Mb Ethernet.
--Patrick Darden --ARMC, Internetworking Manager -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of Carl Karsten Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:25 PM To: nanog () merit edu Subject: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs I do the networking in my house, and hang out with guys that do networking in small offices that have a few T1s. Now I am talking to people about a DS3 connection for 500 laptops*, and I am bing told "a p4 linux box with 2 nics doing NAT will not be able to handle the load." I am not really qualified to say one way or the other. I bet someone here is. * for wifi, going to be using this system: http://wavonline.com/vendorpages/extricom.htm March 13-17 (testing a week or 2 before) for PyCon in Chicago. If anyone wants to see it in action, etc. drop me a line. Carl K
Current thread:
- cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Carl Karsten (Nov 08)
- RE: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Darden, Patrick S. (Nov 08)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Jeff Kell (Nov 08)
- RE: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs David Schwartz (Nov 08)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Deepak Jain (Nov 08)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Joe Greco (Nov 08)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Christopher Morrow (Nov 08)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Lamar Owen (Nov 09)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Suresh Ramasubramanian (Nov 09)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Adrian Chadd (Nov 09)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Joel Jaeggli (Nov 10)
- RE: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Frank Bulk (Nov 12)
- Re: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Suresh Ramasubramanian (Nov 09)
- RE: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs Darden, Patrick S. (Nov 08)