Re: Questions: GS web server or firewall

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net>]

"Mr. Boffo" wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 09 Dec 2000 19:19:23 GMT, Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >       This last week I've been asked if it is possible to use the GS for a
> >"modern" internet application. I remember seeing someone say they were
> >using theirs as a low volume web server. I heard from another source it
> >may be possible to use one for a firewall.
> 
> Firewalling is easy for a lousy old 486-33, because most network
> connections are still so painfully slow. The PC floppy drive does
> about 250kbytes/sec, and this is faster than the max rate of a T-1
> (1.544 mbits/sec or 193kbytes/sec). Yawn.
> 
> However a IIgs chugging along at 2.7 mHz might be a bit more pressed
> to handle the amount of data. Maybe overclocked it could do it..
> 
> -Mr. Boffo
> 
> Email: mister_boffo@hotmail.com

	I kind of agree with you here. I don't think it would be the processor
speed I would worry about. It would be the bus speed. Getting the
information from the connection to the processor would be too slow. Even
an accelerated machine (I seem to remember the top speed for a GS was 14
- 20 MHz) wouldn't make a difference. Even the harddrives are much
faster than the bus. 

	Considering most Apple// programs are so efficient an unaccelerated GS
can out perform a 386 (and sometimes a 486) in certain situations. Of
course I compare GSOS to Windoze 9X programs here. A hand coded firewall
could make up for *some* of the lack of processing speed.

	OTOH a firewall to a 56K connection might be feasible though.

	Just musing out loud.
				Later
				Mike




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