speed & scheduling of iptables filtering...

[Sneppe Filip]

From: j jeffrey close [SMTP:close@cafenoir.com];

>i mean the firewall box responding to packets more quickly.  i want to 
>minimize the delay required for packets to get through the firewall.  is
>
>there anything in iptables that affects how quickly packets get through
>the 
>firewall, or is it solely a function of how generally fast my firewall
>box 
>is and making sure that nothing else is competing for cycles?
>

Are you talking about the "optimize as router not host" kernel configuration
option ? This option isn't directly iptables or ipchains related.

This option turns off the copy/checksum pass in some drivers.

-Filip