Hi,
I'm setting up a VPN between a Checkpoint VPN-1 NG.FP3
firewall running on a Sun V120 and a Netscreen 25 running
ScreenOS 4.0.2. The encryption used is 3DES (since that seems
to be the only common encryption scheme). The firewalls
are currently connected directly via a 100Mbps switch (for testing).
When I try to copy a large file from a client behind the Checkpoint
to a client behind the Netscreen a get at most 2Mbps. When I copy
the same file in the other direction I get at most 4Mbps. Since the
firewalls will be connected through a 100Mbps WAN connection this sounds
like a very big waste.
Unfortunately I couldn't figure out where the bottleneck is.
The CPU load on the Sun firewall goes up to 40% (that's rather
high but shouldn't be a problem). The Netscreen reports up to 15%
CPU load (dedicated hardware has its advantages). The network segment
in the middle is hardly loaded (tried different types of switches and
hubs, doesn't make a difference). The clients are not loaded either
(copying something over the local network goes a lot faster).
Any idea whether there is some setting on the Checkpoint or Netscreen
that could limit the bandwidth a VPN can take?
Nico
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