From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 19 23:17:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06723106566C for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: from ibctech.ca (unknown [IPv6:2607:f118::b6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 994D28FC19 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 38371 invoked by uid 89); 19 Mar 2009 23:22:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.114?) (steve@ibctech.ca@::ffff:208.70.104.100) by pearl.ibctech.ca with ESMTPA; 19 Mar 2009 23:22:47 -0000 Message-ID: <49C2D293.6070507@ibctech.ca> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:17:39 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christopher Arnold References: <153046.19925.qm@web63901.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <907077794.20090317173752@homelink.ru> <49C05E35.8070609@ibctech.ca> <001501c9a795$07058de0$1510a9a0$@com> <49C1C3D0.5060304@neely.cx> <5F9EF08A583352985E262800@tok> <49C24561.5090301@spekreijse.net> <49C253FE.3010408@ibctech.ca> <49C2583D.30502@spekreijse.net> <49C2CDAC.60500@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISPs? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:50 -0000 Christopher Arnold wrote: >>> What thruput and PPS are you seeing on theese? >> >> In production, at 0.00% interrupt, 686Mbps, <2% load, 133Kpps. >> > How many interfaces are you routing inbetween? Currently: - 7 physical 'em' - 6 loopback - 1 discard - 14 sub-ints off of the em devices > Btw, what are the ballpark prices for those appliances. Please reply > offline if you fell it is sensitive to share. This particular one: http://www.mikrotikrouter.com/732.asp I paid ~$1500 CDN for. I have other custom ones, and even some that are simply 2U servers stuffed with NICs. I'm sure I could get up to 500Kpps if I really tried. >> Is anyone in a position to possibly eBGP multi-hop a full table to a >> route server I have internally here? Of course I would completely >> null-route the learnt routes, obey any no-export communities, and forbid >> my internal route server from distributing the routes into the network. >> > Shure no problem, give me a host and you will receive a table from London. > AS39779 ip 87.117.214.90 Wow! Beautiful! 208.70.111.101 AS14270 I'll have this set up this evening ;) >> Nice to see some ISP discussion for a change ;) >> > Very nice. Myself, I could do without the server-side stuff anymore. I really enjoy the network side of things. I'm pushing us through a relatively major transformation in our network right now from topology down. I'm glad this discussion came up, as some people give you a virtual dirty look when you say you are a smaller ISP and use host-based routers to push packets. Cheers! Steve