Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:42:17 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sten_Daniel_S=F8rsdal?= <lists@wm-access.no> To: Josh Finlay <montarotech@optusnet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping Message-ID: <43CE37A9.1000707@wm-access.no> In-Reply-To: <009101c61c29$38736000$0600a8c0@delta> References: <025201c61a86$2e7383e0$0600a8c0@delta> <d5992baf0601160816o73bfca90g2e4005fd3ce04657@mail.gmail.com> <006801c61c0c$7e1aaae0$0600a8c0@delta> <43CE159D.6070000@wm-access.no> <007b01c61c22$120ebf60$0600a8c0@delta> <43CE2FE1.3020303@wm-access.no> <009101c61c29$38736000$0600a8c0@delta>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Moving to private only. >> Is it even possible in PF? > > I have no idea ;-) I don't think it is. > >> Are you talking about a webserver on your end and IP1 meaning an user >> from the internet? Or the other way around? > > No sorry the other way around. IP1 is one of our lines, and by web > server I mean any webserver on the internet. > >> And are you using NAT? > > Yes. I was hoping to implement a round-robin NAT as described by another > reply to my original post. Providing it all works as I would like it to. Aha! Then you should instead either prefer to use PF or IPFW fwd with keep-state. What you need is to make sure all traffic from one session leaves the right pipe. I mentioned that NAT breaks packet perfect forwarding. > >> That can be accomplished if you want. >> What do you prefer? "packet perfect" forwarding for maximum throughput >> on your uploads or stream friendly balancing - and perhaps better >> overall performance - for many users? > > Better overall performance for end users. There is a network of 30 > workstations, all in active use about 16hrs of each day. I'd say PF or IPFW with fwd + keepstate will be the way you want to go. Not the way i initially mentioned. > >> Have you ever considered multilink ppp? > > multilink ppp? hmm that is definately something I may have to look into. > Infact from memory of waht I know about it, it could possibly be exactly > what I am looking for. > Do you have much experience with multilink ppp that you could pass on > before I jump in blindfolded and bring my whole network down? ;-) Not really. -- Sten Daniel Sørsdal [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDzjepMvOF8Nb1apsRAtkXAJwJakXxIwmkcL18dXroHlnH/QpQ4QCeI8Se TrlwNxYzFHwZ94Q7GFiChG0= =ypam -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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