> From geofft @
x86 .
nz .
mdis .
com Sun Sep 29 21:38:52 1996
> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:07:21 +1200
> From: geofft @
x86 .
nz .
mdis .
com (Geoff Tribble)
> To: sthaug @
nethelp .
no, scanner @
webspan .
net
> Subject: Re: SOLARIS x86 as firewall platform?
> Cc: firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
>
>
> Yes, however you forget to mention which SPARC module(s) you are using.
> Is this SS20 running 50,60,75,100,125 or 150 modules with or without the
> 1Mbyte Cache ? Anyhow a 50 Mhz module runs on the MBus at only 40MHz.
> Not really a comparison to a 100MHz Pentium.
>
> BTW > Solaris 2.4 is needed to use 64 bits on the S-Bus
>
I can saturate a SCSI with sustained throughputs of 18MB. I can keep
it going full speed. I have yet to see this done with a Pentium.
The IO that I can push through a SparcStation can't really be matched
by a Pentium. As it takes an overall system design to maitain throughput
and the SparcStation arch. is an excellent example of this..
But we have strayed from the topic of firewalls..
-brad w.
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