* Michael Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-09-05 00:16]: > Hey, > > It was suggested that we create an OpenBSD server with 9GB > interfaces to start. 7 Will be used right off the bat. > > This would function as a core router brining 7 GB networks together on > the inside of a main firewall. I suggested that maybe we would have some > bandwidth issues with trying to push that much traffic through a single > server.
you might have thruput issues, you might not. depends on the traffic characteristics and hardware you choose. > Can any one comment on this ? Would it not be better to use some think > like a Cisco layer 3 GB switch. sure it is better, assuming you call "I paid $100,000 for a $5 CPU that falls over at 5000pps*" better. *when the packets are just a tiny bit different from what cisco expects and can handle in the fast path, they go to the main cpu, which is incredibly slow on pretty much any cisco you can buy -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
