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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:56:58 -0500 In-Reply-To: <47336295.2000400@personnelware.com> From: "Darden, Patrick S." <darden@armc.org> To: "Carl Karsten" <carl@personnelware.com>, <nanog@merit.edu> Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu From my experience, a fast P4 linux box with 2 good NICs can NAT 45Mbps = easily. I am NAT/PATing >4,000 desktops with extensive access control = lists and no speed issues. This isn't over a 45Mb T3--this is over 100 = Mb Ethernet. --Patrick Darden --ARMC, Internetworking Manager -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Carl Karsten Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:25 PM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: cpu needed to NAT 45mbs I do the networking in my house, and hang out with guys that do = networking in=20 small offices that have a few T1s. Now I am talking to people about a = DS3=20 connection for 500 laptops*, and I am bing told "a p4 linux box with 2 = nics=20 doing NAT will not be able to handle the load." I am not really = qualified to=20 say one way or the other. I bet someone here is. * for wifi, going to be using this system: http://wavonline.com/vendorpages/extricom.htm March 13-17 (testing a week or 2 before) for PyCon in Chicago. If anyone wants to see it in action, etc. drop me a line. Carl K
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