[RndTbl] Using Shaw 150 mbps down / 15 mbps up / 1 TB data plan on 100 mpbs ports and hardware

[Trevor Cordes]

On 2016-08-17 John Lange wrote:
> 
> But just a heads up for anyone considering this upgrade. Most
> firewalls will struggle to do 150Mbs, even if they have gigabit
> ports. If you don't end up getting full speeds it may well be because
> your own firewall can't handle it.

That's a great argument for always making your own firewall/router out
of a Linux or OpenBSD box!  Does anyone really trust the security of
their never-updated-after-one-year-if-ever Linksys or Belkin jobby?