The machine is running 2.2 kernel I don't think zebra is supported on 2.4.x kernels
I don't know what type of nic there is, but ill will check it out Thank you -anders # -----Original Message----- # From: Damian Gerow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] # Sent: 11. januar 2002 17:31 # To: Anders Gjære # Subject: Re: BGP / Zebra # # # # >I have a router running BGP / Zebra, and it seems like the maximum # >throughput is 25Mbit/s # > # >BGP and Zebra using 100% cpu together, and alternating on # witch using # >most. # > # >The machine is a pII 233 with 196mb ram. # > # >What hardware/config-changes do i need to be able to route 100Mbit/s? # # You may have gotten this already, but... # # Generally, consumer hardware products are not manufactured to produce # stable, high-quality output. They are manufactured so the # company can make # money -- so as cheaply as possible, while still being somewhat # reliable. In many cases, with computers, what you pay for # *is* what you # get. It always helps to know what the wholesale cost of the # product is. # # To start with, what kind of NICs are you using? If you've # got RealTek or # DLink NICs in the box, replace them with 3Com or Intel EEPro10/100 # cards. You'll probably see better throughput. There are # probably even # better cards than those two, but they're the two best # consumer devices I've # come across. Oh, and make sure they're PCI cards, and not # ISA (for the # next reason)... # # Side note, the RealTek and StarTech NICs at a local store # were being bought # at $14, and resold for $50. The 3Com NICs were being bought # at $55, and # resold at $65. # # Secondly, try your motherboard -- if the PCI bus speed is # only 66Mb/s, then # you'll only be able to do about 60Mbps -- you'll *never* hit 100Mbps, # because your motherboard just physically can't handle it. # Note that the # ISA bus speed is usually slower than PCI, so you'll get even # slower throughput. # # Thirdly, it may not be your hardware at all, but # configuration. Are you # running the default kernel? Do you have SCSI enabled, but no # SCSI cards in # your machine? If the box is acting as a router, there should be very # little *other than* networking that's enabled. There's # something about # fast forwarding in the 2.4 kernel that I haven't played with... # # Hope that helps a bit. # # -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
