From: <mingching.tiew@redtone.com>
To: lartc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [LARTC] Bandwidth control using Linux or other router
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 01:40:57 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-lartc-104510068328605@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-lartc-104509024917556@msgid-missing>
I am surprised because I am quite inclined towards option 2. Haha.
Regarding Sangoma solution, what Linux kernel version they are
supported on ? I would need 2.4.20 or there about.
Rgds.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin A. Brown" <mabrown-lartc@securepipe.com>
To: "Ming-Ching Tiew" <mctiew@yahoo.com>
Cc: <lartc@mailman.ds9a.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [LARTC] Bandwidth control using Linux or other router
> Hello all,
>
> : 1. Purchase a router which has some form of bandwidth management - this
> : would be expensive, rite ?
>
> You have to decide what is expensive for you. Time, money, expertise,
> control, or not having a software/networking vendor to vilify.
>
> : 2. Purchase a low end router with 1 lan 1 wan, and connects a dual LAN
> : linux before it. Will this additional hop slow down anything?
>
> Yes. But maybe not significantly enough to be a problem...depends on your
> pipe and usage on that pipe. Remember, it's ideal to perform traffic
> control on the bottleneck itself. Regardless, I'd suggest option 3 or
> option 1, depending on your answer to your own question in 1.
>
> : 3. Purchase a supported T1/E1 interface cards and plug it into the
> : Linux box.
>
> I recommend the Sangoma WAN cards. I've been using them for at least 3
> years under linux, and they are well supported by Sangoma and the linux
> community (you'll see the driver in the distribution).
>
> http://www.sangoma.com/
>
> I've had exactly one problem with the wanpipe/wanrouter software, and it
> had already been identified and fixed by the time I had filed the bug
> report with Sangoma.
>
> : This could be a problem for me because of support issues. What if it
> : does not properly? What if there are problems with the card or the
> : drivers ?
>
> You won't have problems with support for Sangoma's cards in the kernel nor
> technical support from Sangoma.
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-02-12 22:49 [LARTC] Bandwidth control using Linux or other router Ming-Ching Tiew
2003-02-12 23:59 ` Martin A. Brown
2003-02-13 1:40 ` mingching.tiew [this message]
2003-02-13 4:42 ` Martin A. Brown
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