Hello Nick, On 18.05.2013, at 18:39, Nick Khamis <sym...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone, > > We are running: > > Gentoo Server on Dual Core Intel Xeon 3060, 2 Gb Ram > Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet > Controller (rev 06) > Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet > Controller (rev 03) > > 2 bgp links from different providers using quagga, iptables etc.... > > We are transmitting an average of 700Mbps with packet sizes upwards of > 900-1000 bytes when the traffic graph begins to flatten. We also start > experiencing some crashes at that point, and not have been able to > pinpoint that either. > > I was hoping to get some feedback on what else we can strip from the > kernel. If you have a similar setup for a stable platform the .config > would be great! > > Also, what are your thoughts on migrating to OpenBSD and bgpd, not > sure if there would be a performance increase, but the security would > be even more stronger? > > Kind Regards, > > Nick You might be maxing out your server's PCI bus throughput, so it might be a better idea if you can get Ethernet NICs that are sitting at least on PCIe x8 slots. Leaving that aside, I take it you've configured some sort of CPU/PCI affinity? As for migration to another OS, I find FreeBSD better as a matter of network performance. The last time I checked OpenBSD was either lacking or was in the early stages of multiple cores support.
