[rescue] RFA: firewall

Steve Hatle shatle at nfldinet.com
Thu Jan 6 20:44:15 CST 2005


On 1/6/05 5:09 PM, "Jonathan C. Patschke"  wrote:


> 
> I use OpenBSD.  If you're going to use OpenBSD, consider getting another
> fxp card for your third interface.  The OpenBSD driver for hme does not
> perform well under a load.  I can get -maybe- 15Mb/s on a 100Mb/s link
> (yes, my speed/duplex agree on both ends and my cable is good).  With an
> fxp in the same machine, I get about 80Mb/s.


I wasn't aware that hme's were problematic under OBSD. How about QFE's?

Is there an SBUS 100Mb card that is OK with OBSD? I might replace some out
in the field if that is the case...

TIA,

Steve



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