Re: RAM distribution catch-22, 2 old P1 generation PCs

["C. Bensend" <benny_(_at_)_bennyvision_(_dot_)_com>]

> Which brings me to my actual question:
>
> ===> Does anyone have any experience with running pf and pppoe on OBSD
> on a slomofo, RAM-starved box such as the above 16MB rig? Can anyone
> give a qualified guess whether 16MB might just suffice? Or should I
> really go for the 40/72 setup?
> (I can prolly get dmesgs should people feel its needed to answer the
> question.)

My home firewall right now is a P90 with 32M of RAM.  I'm pretty sure
I ran it for a while with 16M, but I got tired of it swapping any time
I built anything.  A lifetime ago, I was running a P75 for the same
task.

I'm not doing PPPOE, just PF with NAT.  My DSL circuit is 640kb/s, and
it handles anything I throw at it (not that 640kb/s is a lot or
anything).

Benny


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