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From: Dave Salch <dsalch@mail.liberty.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: BSDI2.1 as router
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:42:32 -0800
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We are developing a project based on the BSDI kernel as a router doing
some special duties, and have done some performance testing. I'd like to
share notes if you have any experience in testing bandwidth throughput
yourselves. Here is our findings:

Machine 1:
	Pentium 133Mhz, 64M Ram, 
	2 PCI SMC network cards, ethernet 10 Mhz
	no other daemons running

	top speed routing IP packets throuh machine approx 1.6 Meg/S

Machine 2:
	Pentium PRo 200Mhz, 64Meg RAM
	2 PCI SMC network cards, ethernet 10Mhz
	no other daemons running

	top speed routing IP packets through machine approx 3.6 Meg/S