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Re: Linux 2.4 networking/routing slowdown

To: Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4 networking/routing slowdown
From: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 06:58:45 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <200107292204.CAA00325@mops.inr.ac.ru>
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Sorry, I missed this ...
Routing does not slow down when you dont compile in netfilter.
Upto 20% degradation if you turn it on with a single IP table rule
with 2.4.7

cheers,
jamal

PS:- I believe this is being worked on, so the above is just a FYI.


On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote:

> Hello!
>
> > Yes, you're paying for full connection tracking with the compatibility
> > stuff.  If you just want filtering, switch to iptables (should be
> > pretty easy for you).
>
> Paul, but he said "several seconds"! This has nothing to do with
> performance and surely cannot be a payment for using an obsolete
> interface... It is some loss or something sort of this.
>
>
> > Hmmm... this I don't know.
>
> Here too. :-)
>
> Alexey
>


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