From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 28 12:25:12 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DBA516A4CE for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:25:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from host130.ipowerweb.com (host130.ipowerweb.com [66.235.192.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 54D0D43D31 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:25:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jetman@mycbc.com) Received: (qmail 82711 invoked from network); 28 Apr 2004 19:28:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle) (141.155.145.91) by 0 with SMTP; 28 Apr 2004 19:28:25 -0000 Message-ID: <002a01c42d57$3803e300$3200a8c0@cbcoffice> From: "The Jetman" To: "FreeBSD Net" Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:29:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: [4.9-R]Can I Make My DSL Connect Go Faster ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:25:12 -0000 Folks: I just installed an eval ADSL connection (1.5M/128K) yesterday. I installed it on a dual-boot XP/FBSD box. When the DSL connection is directly used by the XP box, I can routinely get 1.5Mb download speed, as determined by ADSLGuide, etc. I took an essentially, unmodified FBSD partition (I added IPFW2, DIVERT, and DUMMYNET to the kernel config) and turned it into a NATting gateway. It worked immediately, but running the same speed tests I got significantly and consistently lower incoming speed results (avg 400 Kb/s). FWIW, my DSL provider is Verizon and I operate this in Long Island w/ a Westell 2200 DSL router. I also use a modified version of the rc.firewall script, but I took it out of the loop by using the open config. The box I'm using uses a 1.1GHz Celeron w/ 128MB of SDRAM. I'm just confused as to why I lose SO much going thru my FBSD box and that's essence of my question. I can live w/ *some* overhead for the sake of using FBSD, but this is ridiculous. TIA....Jet =============== From the desk of Jethro Wright, III ================ + If it's there, and you can see it, it's real. + + If it's not there, and you can see it, it's virtual. + + If it's there, and you can't see it, it's transparent. + + If it's not there, and you can't see it, you erased it. + === jetman516 'at' hotmail.com ========================== Anon ===