Re: Performance Question

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On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 10:24 PM, David W Studeman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On 02/12/2017 10:21 AM, Joel wrote:
> > These are just some general questions.
> >
> > What is the minimum hardware specs (CPU and RAM) recommended for an
> > IPCop firewall running IPCop 2.1.9 + Guardian + ClamAV + Snort?
>
> Snort is a ram killer and is multiplied by the number of monitored
> interfaces. As is, IPCop will not support more than 4GB of ram. A
> Pentium 3 could easily handle what you are seeking here if you are
> looking to use old throwaway hardware.
>
> Since I used to create an adaptation for Cobalts called Raqcop (I cannot
> seem to contact the domain owner any more much less get it renewed), my
> interest expanded to other more modern hardware. My other project is set
> up with the kernel compiled to support PAE up to 64GB of ram. I have it
> running on a Quad Core i5 with 16GB of ram and it sees it all and has it
> available. Of course if a 64 bit version of IPCop existed this would be
> unnecessary. This same system while overkill, actually just sips power.
> Also, the boot loader is configured to output to the serial console. I
> prefer that edge appliances run headless. something like this might be
> compelling http://www.jetwaycomputer.com/NF9HG.html. If you really want
> to rock, http://www.jetwaycomputer.com/NF592.html and try to find a use
> for eight nics.
>
> > Does IPCop take advantage of multi-core CPUs?
>
>   Yes, SMP is no problem as it exists.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - Joel -
>
> Hope this at least helps somewhat.
>
> Dave Studeman
>
>
>
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