Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:41:20 +1000 From: "Josh Finlay" <montarotech@optusnet.com.au> To: <freebsd-pf@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping Message-ID: <013d01c61c4e$02f8e290$0600a8c0@delta>
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----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Greg Hennessy" <Greg.Hennessy@nviz.net> To: "'Josh Finlay'" <montarotech@optusnet.com.au>; "'Sten Daniel = S=F8rsdal'"=20 <lists@wm-access.no> Cc: <freebsd-pf@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:30 PM Subject: RE: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping > >> I should also mention that each downloaded part would come >> from a different IP address >> >> so part 1 would be from IP1 >> part 2 from IP2 >> part 3 from IP3, etc etc >> >> All downloading concurrently, each part utilizing the 512kbps >> of each line... >> Then being possible to utilize the overall bandwidth of all >> available connections... >> > > I would have thought that packet based LB would require some form of > multilink ppp/lacp between you and the internet service provider to = work > properly. > > Some ISPs here in the UK do offer that facility as an option on their = DSL > services. Ah, so its not just a matter configuring it all, firing it up and = crossing=20 your fingers? ;-) So it actually needs to be supported by the ISP? I'll contact the ISP in the next few days and see what they can tell me=20 about multilink ppp > > IIRC one provides a PC + DSL cards + custom Linux build which does the > multilink goodness over the multiple lines back to their head end. > > Outbound, flow based connectivity over multiple egress points isn't = that > hard to do. > > > > Greg > > >=20
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