Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:25:33 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Yance Kowara" <yance_kowara@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD router two DSL connections Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMEABFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <20051212123230.7348.qmail@web30301.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Yance Kowara >Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 4:33 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD router two DSL connections > > > > >--- Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote: > >> On Dec 12, 2005, at 2:05 AM, Yance Kowara wrote: >> >> > Ted, >> > >> > Thanks for the advice. >> > >> > A friend of mine has just acquired an Internet >> Cafe. >> > The previous owner connected the lan to 2 >> different >> > ADSL (two different ISPs) one is a back up he >> said. >> > >> > So, two ADSL routers with half the Lan connected >> to >> > one router and another half to the other router. >> > >> > I am just thingking of a way to optimise the >> > connection and came accross Steven's article. I >> > thought I could do something similar with *BSD + >> pf. >> > >> > There is such thing as Dual Wan ADSL router: >> > http://www.infosmart.com.tw/p-ndr3024.htm >> > >> > However, they are quite pricey compare to setting >> up a >> > *BSD box (using old readily available hardware). >> > >> > >> > So, if this load balancing idea does not work, any >> > other thing I can do to optimise two DSLs? >> > >> > I also came accross this (linux way): >> > >> >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routing-HOWTO/lartc.rpdb.multiple- >> >> > links.html >> > >> > Is this worth trying? >> > >> > Kind regards, >> >> Yance, >> >> The reason, without a pretty heavily involved >> configuration, this >> won't work is packet routing. Unless you're using >> BGP, Border >> Gateway Protocol, you're not going to reliably route >> return packets >> to any interface other than the interface it was >> transmitted from. >> I'm guessing that the dual-wan device you speak of >> handles some >> things differently. Something like a large file >> download is going to >> fail to utilize the full bandwidth, however, because >> of the nature of >> the traffic. If you really need to boost network >> bandwidth, you're >> going to be forced into either working directly with >> an ISP to link >> multiple DSL channels, or, more likely, obtain >> business-class service >> over a T1/T3 setup. >> >> HTH >> ----- >> Eric F Crist >> Secure Computing Networks >> http://www.secure-computing.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >Hmmmmmm, what about putting zebra into the picture ... >a solution or chaos? > What feature in Zebra exactly do you think will help in this scenario? Ted
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