On Sat, Dec 17 2016 at 08:13, Damian McGuckin wrote: > While everybody is talking about hardware, I noticed that some of you > have flicked your Soekris Net 5501 boards. > > We are upgrading from 20Mbps links to 100Mbps links and as a result of this > discussion, I am wondering whether it would be a wise move on or part to > consider replacing them. Rock solid little units. > > What is the max throughput people have seen on these?
In my $job[n-2], I had the chance to test the alix pcengines, wich is quite simmilar in terms of performance. With 4.5 on it, it started to drop packets around 70Mbps with the IMIX test. Consult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Mix to know more. > Assuming traffic going between say 'vr0' and 'vr1', will it a Net5501 > board sustain 100Mbps? It will be "good enougth" if you are transferring big files, not for common web browsing (usually smaller packets). Best regards, Claer
