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UTM@Home Network Performance

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I'm running a UTM installation on a HP microserver at home to protect the network and ensure the kids don't go places they shouldn't.

The problem I have is the impact the UTM is having on network throughput and pings.

I'm running 9.104. The dashboard says the CPU is

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0 BarryG over 11 years ago

Hi, all of the (many) HP servers I have used have had Broadcom NICs, and I have not had a problem with any of them (on Ubuntu, CentOS, and Win Server).

I can't say for certain that they are any better or worse than Intel, but do you have a reason to believe they are?

The Gen8's have Broadcom NICs too (I recently got a Gen8 microserver for a home dev & NAS server):
https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/52/t/27167

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0 BarryG over 11 years ago

Hi, all of the (many) HP servers I have used have had Broadcom NICs, and I have not had a problem with any of them (on Ubuntu, CentOS, and Win Server).

I can't say for certain that they are any better or worse than Intel, but do you have a reason to believe they are?

The Gen8's have Broadcom NICs too (I recently got a Gen8 microserver for a home dev & NAS server):
https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/52/t/27167

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