From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Oct 8 2: 5:25 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.dev.itouchnet.net (devco.net [196.15.188.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFBAA37B406 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2001 02:05:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by mx1.dev.itouchnet.net with scanned_ok (Exim 3.16 #1) id 15qWMB-000JUJ-00 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:05:51 +0200 Received: from shell.devco.net ([196.15.188.7]) by mx1.dev.itouchnet.net with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 15qWMA-000JU5-00; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:05:50 +0200 Received: from bvi by shell.devco.net with local (Exim 3.20 #2) id 15qWN3-0007Ar-00; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:06:45 +0200 Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:06:45 +0200 From: Barry Irwin To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rickard_Svor=E9n?= Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dummynet & traffic-shaping Message-ID: <20011008110645.A26200@itouchlabs.com> References: <1002492561.3bc0d2916b700@webmail.xpress.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <1002492561.3bc0d2916b700@webmail.xpress.se>; from rickard@xpress.se on Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 12:09:21AM +0200 X-Checked: This message has been scanned for any virusses and unauthorized attachments. X-iScan-ID: 74911-1002531951-02168@mx1.dev.itouchnet.net version $Name: $ Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon 2001-10-08 (00:09), Rickard Svorén wrote: > Hardware = Dual PPro 200Mhz, 128 RAM, 1 Intel EtherExpress NIC & 1 Realtek 8139 > > The catv customers should have 3.5 mbps and the rest should have 500kbps. > Have tested dummynet with my workstation and pico bsd, it worked well. > But what considerations should be taken regarding hardware and queue sizes > when over 300 users are flowing through the bridge? What should be considered > as "normal". Trial and error is an option of course but this would generate > a lot of angry phonecalls to me ;-) I would suggest dumping the Realtek, and getting an additional Ether Express 10/100 (fxp) or 3Com 10/100 (xl) card. Doing this should reduce the likely hood of loosing packets and the like. Realtek cards are nice for cheap and nasty solutions, but are nit really the best for high traffic loads. Barry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message