On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Alex de Joode wrote:
>
> Last week I've setup a Dell 1550 which will act as a corporate firewall,
> for an organisation that has a GigE link to the internet. Usage normally
> is very low so top performance wasn't needed (and isn't tested for).
>
>..........
>
> We haven't tested throughput, but if someone can suggest a
> 'testsuite' I'm willing to test the box and post some stats.
Remind the users they have IE and how to use it. Give them flash plugins
and a list of cool-looking sites. Presto! Instant high bandwidth
utilization. Just sit back and get the stat counters once in a while. =)
For some reason it seems like the popularity of surfing porn sites at
work has gone down in the past couple of years ... Pity since every time a
user opens one of those it pops up 19 other windows full of graphics.
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