Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping (neon)

Gobbledegeek gobbledegeek at gmail.com
Mon Jan 23 23:04:53 PST 2006


Only linux will do it with EQL per packet load balancer. No BSD's will
do it. Commercial product includes Alteon load balancer.

Don't bother trying this with multiple isp' btw for reasons already
well documented on the internet... it impacts tcp performance
negatively.

Rgrds

On 1/23/06, neon <dyma_p at mail.ru> wrote:
> Thanks man!
> I've already read everything about PF.
> But the problem is still there, the questions is how to fragment a big file
> that is being downloading(for example) and copy it through 2 real IP's
> simultaneously (I mean this way one can improve the downloading speed, bind
> the both DSL bandwidth together).
> Is there any software that is making it unde *nix?
> PF is making this only per connection, that means that if I have 2 64kbit
> DSL lines I can copy a file only with 64kbits(the request is forwarded only
> through 1 real IP, as usually) but I want to have 64kbits x 2 = 128kbits
> using 2 real IP's simultaneously.
>
> Best regards,
>                 Dyma Popovich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gobbledegeek [mailto:gobbledegeek at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:16 AM
> To: neon
> Subject: Re: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping (neon)
>
> Hi
> Search here please..
> http://www.benzedrine.cx/pf.htmls
>
> Rgrds
>
> On 1/22/06, neon <dyma_p at mail.ru> wrote:
> > Hey!
> > I've looked it up, but found nothing.
> > Maybe you know any details on BPF that can help me find the right
> solution?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >                 Dyma Popovich
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gobbledegeek [mailto:gobbledegeek at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:05 PM
> > To: freebsd-pf at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Multiple DSL lines, load sharing / shaping (neon)
> >
> > BPF should help you share multiple dsl lines from multiple isp's without
> > bgp.
> > Check out the bpf docs on the net...
> >
> > Rgrds
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> >
> > > Hey Josh!
> > >
> > > Your question is a really good one.
> > >
> > > I am trying to find an answer to the same question (the limitation that
> > > comes over a single DSL line).
> > >
> > > I've read that you need to fire up the BGP protocol on both sides. Maybe
> > > zebra under freeBSD. but that's too complicated, and not every
> > >
> > > ISP will provide you the BGP protocol..
> > >
> > > You know what, though I'm still in a great need for that, if you find
> > > anything interesting on the matter how to solve this, just drop a few
> > lines
> > > in the conference.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > > Best regards, Dyma Popovich
> > >
> > >
> > >
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