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Bergs wrote:

> I work on a linux 2.2.14 kernel to test the network
>throughput of a linux  box used as a firewall.
>
you need to provide more details:-

where are you measuring your poor performance? from a machine
behind your  firewall - or from the linux firewall itself?

how do you know the throughput is not being limited by the network?

mark

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