opinions on this box as pf/nat device

Tim Hume · *nix forums beginner Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 3

My machine is running in this configuration (though not with 23 machines
behind it). The hardware sounds very similar to yours (DEC P200MMX with
96 ram). I would suspect you'll have no problems at all.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:01:01 -0500
prodigal1 <prodig@l.com> wrote:

p@ck3th@xr · *nix forums beginner Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 3

for comparison sake, a cisco pix 506E (their 2nd cheapest) is a Celeron P2
300Mhz with 32MB ram.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_data_sheet09186a0080091b13.html

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:01:01 -0500, prodigal1 wrote:

prodigal1 · *nix forums Guru Wannabe Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 169

Tilman Bohn wrote:

Tilman Bohn · *nix forums beginner Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5

In message <k4ydnY6Y04s_NKTfRVn-hA@rogers.com>,
prodigal1 wrote on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:01:01 -0500:

prodigal1 · *nix forums Guru Wannabe Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 169

P200MMX w/ 96ram

there will be 23 machines behind it running a variety of OS, mostly
Linux, some WinXX and a couple of Macs.

mostly http connects to the outside, all boxen working at the same time

Would I gain anything tangible in terms of speed of response as a user
on an internal workstation by using a pf/nat box with a faster processor
and more ram? Recommendations?

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