Re: FW-1 throughput question

["Dameon D. Welch-Abernathy" <dwelch () phoneboy com>]

On Tue, May 16, 2000 at 06:54:31PM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:
 
> > According to what I know, the kernel module does not take advantage of
> > multiple processors.
>
> This is for FW-1 then ?  If so, then that's another reason to can FW-1
> and use IP Filter instead :-)

But I didn't think the IP stack in Linux was SMP either (of course, FreeBSD
probably has addressed this problem :-)

What I knew was about 4.0. I do not know if 4.1 still holds true to that.
Someone who actually works at Check Point would have to answer that question.

> > not, but take it for what it's worth. The Security Server processes *do*
> > take advantage of multiple processors (have since 4.0).
>
> Err, what are you talking here - NT or Solaris ?

Both.

-- PhoneBoy