Re: Linux AP/Router hardware recomendation

Haudy Kazemi <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.wireless.seattle.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>Also in researching for a new firewall I've read on MonoWall's site that 
>for an 100mb connection I would need a Pentium III box, is this true? 
>They also say that for gigabit I'd need a 2.8+ghz P4.  Now am I crazy or 
>is their site overestimating it a bit?	I have a Celeron 850mhz and it 
>was running just fine, but would like to know for sure if this is going 
>to limit me once I start doing a bit more wireless work.

I believe those cpu recommendations are for the case where the Internet
connection is 100mbits/1 gigabit, and the MonoWall is supposed to
firewall/filter/traffic shape the whole 100mbit/1 gigabit.  If you're on a
home cable modem connection you should be fine as they're usually in the
4-8mbit downstream/384-1mbit upstream range.  (It doesn't sound like you
are trying to firewall a 100mbit connection between PCs sitting on your
home LAN.)

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