From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 15 18:55:49 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3C93106566B; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:55:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd4michelle@tamay-dogan.net) Received: from webmail.codefoundry.com (webmail.codefoundry.com [62.231.42.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BF148FC12; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:55:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd4michelle@tamay-dogan.net) Received: from mail.private.tamay-dogan.net ([::ffff:82.113.121.84]) (AUTH: CRAM-SHA256 konzack.michelle.tamay-catchall@codefoundry.com) by webmail.codefoundry.com with esmtp; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:52:26 +0100 id 002B00E2.4A5E256A.0000434B Received: from michelle1.private.tamay-dogan.net (michelle1.private.tamay-dogan.net [::ffff:192.168.0.91]) by mail.private.tamay-dogan.net with esmtp; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:45:28 +0200 id 0002BF6B.4A5E23C8.00002B95 Received: by michelle1.private.tamay-dogan.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:40:57 +0200 Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:40:57 +0200 From: Michelle Konzack To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090715184054.GD29667@tamay-dogan.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Message-Flag: Improper configuration of Outlook is a breeding ground for viruses. Please take care your Client is configured correctly. Greetings Michelle. X-Disclaimer-DE: Eine weitere Verwendung oder die Veroeffentlichung dieser Mail oder dieser Mailadresse ist nur mit der Einwilligung des Autors gestattet. Organization: Tamay Dogan Network X-Operating-System: Linux michelle1 2.6.26-1-686 X-Uptime: 18:54:21 up 11 days, 20:25, 19 users, load average: 2.18, 2.51, 2.42 X-Homepage: http://www.debian.tamay-dogan.net/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: Subject: PPPoE server (high traffic in WDM network) 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: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:55:50 -0000 Hello, I am using since over 10 years Debian GNU/Linux and 3 years longer NetBSD. Also I have a running PicoBSD box. Now I have a problem more grave... I am ongoing to install a CWDM (1GE) and DWDM (10GE) network for the Alvarion BreezeACCESS VL (38 base stations) and more then 200 Iskratel FTTH DSLAMS of 96 ports (each with 100MBit, but only one 1GE Upstream) each. What I now need are a PPPoE Severs (round-robin and loadbalancing) which must work using FreeRadius and PostgreSQL. There was someone on the which has suggested me to use FreeBSD, because the PPPoE it is already build to authenticate against Radius. So, what I like to know is, if I have a 1GE and 10GE network, how many clients can one PPPoE Server handel and what are the CPU/Memory requirements? There is a little problem to get small but reliabel Servers with TWO 10GE interfaces. I think, consumer mainboards are not suitabel even someone told me under Linux, I need 2 MHz CPU-Speed and 2 MByte of Memory per client... Please note, that I am ongoing ISP with over 150.000 customers in DE between Freiburg and Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) and using consumer mainboards is NOT reliabel since in the last 6 years I lost at least 20 per year in 280 Low-Cost Servers. A "Sun Fire X4100M2" would be more reliabel... but even the smallest CPU would be overkill because the machine has only 1GE interfaces. Any suggestions? Note 1: Even if I use a Sun Fire, I would prefer a microBSD running from an industrial SD/CF card. Note: Please do NOT CC me, I am on the list and read it... Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack c/o Vertriebsp. KabelBW Blumenstrasse 2 Jabber linux4michelle@jabber.ccc.de 77694 Kehl/Germany IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) Tel. DE: +49 177 9351947 ICQ #328449886 Tel. FR: +33 6 61925193