Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:22:00 -0500 From: Brandon Weisz <brandon.weisz@gmail.com> To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Qwest DLS & MSN Premium & Linksys Router & FreeBSD.. Oh my Message-ID: <3749282b0510260622w6126a106vb64e8c06950bbd85@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BD547E1E-9BD9-4F4A-94F3-167CDE77D6BE@secure-computing.net> References: <20051025034730.36943.qmail@web52704.mail.yahoo.com> <EF4E4487-FD93-4FFC-8F5A-5DB36D6BAE77@secure-computing.net> <3749282b0510250601if84d75eq17ff3492cec425c5@mail.gmail.com> <BD547E1E-9BD9-4F4A-94F3-167CDE77D6BE@secure-computing.net>
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On 10/25/05, Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote: > > > On Oct 25, 2005, at 8:01 AM, Brandon Weisz wrote: > > Stay away from the Actiontec GT701-WG DSL router modem device Qwest > > is pushing. > > Its running linux of some sort and absolutely pukes at high PPS > > rates. I didnt bother > > trouble shooting it, rather I turned it to bridge mode and added a > > soekris box running FreeBSD > > behind it to do the pppoe/routing etc for my /29. I didnt try the > > "msn" service but have been > > happy with qwest.net <http://qwest.net>; as my isp. > > > > Brandon > > I disagree. I've been using that very router for quite some time > (roughly a year) and I've had no problems at 7/1. I was able to consistently cause it to stop responding by initiating nmap scans against a host behind it while it was in routing mode. I also participate in pool.ntp.org <http://pool.ntp.org>; - when my server was put into dns and PPS rate was high, it stopped routing traffic. Telneting to th= e device and disabling iptables if I remember correctly would correct it. At any rate the general consensus I found while trying to find a solution to the problem about the device was poor. My solution was to take it out of the picture. I've had no problems since then.
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