[plug] firewall computer - was Re: [plug] Has anyone else seen a flurry of Windows probes recently?

[Bret Busby]

On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Brad Campbell wrote:

> 
> Dion wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Speaking of which, do any pluggers know what kind of cpu / ram is
> > sufficient for a good linux firewall? Only servicing two to three pcs.
> > 
> Err.. a 386sx25 with 4Meg ?
> 
> Our firewall for 25pc's is a 486dxII-66 with 8 meg of ram..
> 
> 

Beats ours (more minimal than ours); servicing 5 client computers, we 
have a Cyrix 100MHz 6x86, with 32MB RAM.

I just wonder whether the speed, etc, of a firewall/gateway computer, 
restricts the throughput speed of data.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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