RE: [FW1] Capacity and Throughput of NAT with FW-1

["Yin To Chu" <ytchu@FW1-NOSPAMozemail.com.au>]

Hi :

 

The performance figures from CP is only on long FTP. Not sure how FW-1 will perform under short http transactions or WAP transactions. Or just pure http with NAT as this is the most probable data type from mobile terminals.

 

Appreciate any such reports with different types of traffic loads. Most important thing to me is NAT capability.

 

yt.  
----------

From:   CryptoTech[SMTP:CRYPTOTECH@GMX.DE]
Sent:         Monday, November 27, 2000 7:46:26 AM
To:         yin.to.chu@cwo.com.au
Cc:        fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
Subject:        Re: [FW1] Capacity and Throughput of NAT with FW-1
Auto forwarded by a Rule

http://www.checkpoint.com/products/firewall-1/pbrief.html
Yin To,
I have seen 50k connections with NAT involved.  I believe CHKP is due to update this link in the near future.

Just a hunch,
CryptoTech
Yin To Chu wrote:

 Hi :Just wondering who knows the max throughput and max number of sessions that can be really supported by FW-1, say on a Sun Netra T1 with 440MHz CPU and on a Nokia IP650 box?Any source reports on such stress testing?Just thinking of how many boxes are needed for NATing, say, one million of current users. Investigating Internet access from Mobile networks  a few years down the track.Or investigate other boxes with better NAT capabilities. Another other suggestions : Netscreen, layer 4 switches?Thanksyt--