Tuning Network Connections in Linux

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From: "Simper, Brian D" <brian.d.simper@intel.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: Tuning Network Connections in Linux


>
> I am working with a server that will act as a firewall so it will, of
> course, see a lot of traffic. What is the procedure for tuning Red Hat
> Linux 7.3 or 9.0 to increase the number of network connections the OS
> can accept? Is there a way to see the setting? Are there any general
> tuning that any of you have seen that might help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian

In my experience, you don't get enough performance out of network parameter
tuning to make a difference unless your firewall is on a *really* fast pipe
(i.e. 100MB/s). If you are on a T1 or thereabouts, don't sweat it - RH
works just fine right out of the box.

Otherwise, take a look at
http://www.psc.edu/networking/perf_tune.html#Linux,
http://cvsview.tldp.org/index.cgi/LDP/guide/docbook/Tuning-Linux/network.sgml,
http://www.networkcomputing.com/1122/1122ws2.html, and search Google for
tuning linux network.
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Regards,
Thomas Cameron