On 11/12/07, Matt  wrote:

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> Goodday,

>

> Looking to manage several webservers I am wondering if anybody uses

> something like this: http://soekris.kd85.com/images/tn/dsc03600.med.jpg ?

> (That image shows Wim's net4801-50 plus quadport lan1641 firewall box,

> giving 7 ports with low powerconsumption - on OpenBSD)

>

> The standard choice in my datacenter (linux users mostly) seems to be HP

> Procurve but I'd prefer the power of PF.

>

> I have no idea how rigid /stable/fast the Soekris machines are, I've

> never used one.

> I'm wondering if a setup as mentioned could (speedwise) compete and if

> it is a sane idea to deploy something like this in the DC.

>

> Any advise is appreciated. Thanks.

If you are looking for raw networking performance, don't go for soekris.

I don't know exactly the 4801, but I use a couple of 4501 as firewalls and

IPSec-Routers for connections of up to 5 MBit/sec. Seeing the specs of

the 4801 and knowing the 4501, I wouldn't use them for more than about

40-50 Mbit/sec. There are people on this list, who have more experience

with the 4801. BUT you have to test for yourself if it fits your needs, and

your performance depends a lot on your setting.
--knitti