----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Hennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Josh Finlay'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Sten Daniel Sørsdal'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <freebsd-pf@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:30 PM Subject: RE: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping
> >> I should also mention that each downloaded part would come >> from a different IP address >> >> so part 1 would be from IP1 >> part 2 from IP2 >> part 3 from IP3, etc etc >> >> All downloading concurrently, each part utilizing the 512kbps >> of each line... >> Then being possible to utilize the overall bandwidth of all >> available connections... >> > > I would have thought that packet based LB would require some form of > multilink ppp/lacp between you and the internet service provider to work > properly. > > Some ISPs here in the UK do offer that facility as an option on their DSL > services. Ah, so its not just a matter configuring it all, firing it up and crossing your fingers? ;-) So it actually needs to be supported by the ISP? I'll contact the ISP in the next few days and see what they can tell me about multilink ppp > > IIRC one provides a PC + DSL cards + custom Linux build which does the > multilink goodness over the multiple lines back to their head end. > > Outbound, flow based connectivity over multiple egress points isn't that > hard to do. > > > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-pf@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-pf To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
