rules per chain?

[Brad Chapman]

Mr. Rultedge,

--- Chris Rultedge <mlists@triad.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> 	Sorry to bother with such a small question, but can someone tell me how
> many rules can be in a chain before it starts to take a toll on performance?
> Is there a said limit? I running on a P200 + 128M of RAM.

	On a P200 with 128MB RAM, with a competent rule design (descending order +
commonly-matched rules first + commonly-matched subchains first) I'd say that
altogether you could fit anywhere from 50 to 200 rules.

	Sorry, but there's really no benchmark. I have a P5166 with 64MB RAM. With
an older design (about 50 port-by-port rules), I had commonly-matched rules first
and experienced no obvious slowdowns. The best way to find out is to load the rules
up and see what happens ;) 

> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -Chris
> 
> 

Brad


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