[Openswan Users] GBit performance

[Michael Schwartzkopff]

Hi,

I search through some documents but I found no satisfying answers. So perhaps 
you can help me.

We want to use plain linux servers a a VPN gateway to encrypt up to 1 GBit/s.

If this possible with standard servers?
If yes, what servers (CPU, dual-core, quad-core, speed) would you suggest?

If I need hardware acceleration: Is there a good guide for:
- What cards / chips really work?
- What additional software do I need? 
- Do I need to patch anything (kernel, openswan, ...)?
- HOWTO install this?

Thanks for any further help.
 
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