From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Fernando Favero" Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:02:47 +0000 Subject: [LARTC] Multiple connections with dinnamically assigned ips Message-Id: <002501c45008$368da730$0201a8c0@DeadFish> MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C44FEF.10D2E050" List-Id: To: lartc@vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C44FEF.10D2E050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I=B4m trying to connect my local network to the internet using 2 ADSL = connections, very similar to what is discussed here: = http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.rpdb.multiple-links.html but i have some differences: - i will use 2 identical ADSL connections from the same provider with = 600 kbits download / 300 kbits upload each - i will have 2 dynamically allocated adresses (from the same range = cause its the same provider) - The majority of the bandwidth will be used by p2p programs (mainly = emule). So, here is my big question: the p2p traffic will be "load = balanced" too, even if is created by just one source inside my local = network? If not... its possible to create some rule that can load = balance this traffic (e.g. one emule user get nearly the 1200 kbits = download for himself)? i was thinking of a "Odd-Couple" configuration = (e.g. all the ips ending with 1,3,5,7,9 will go through one connection, = and the other use the another connection) but seems very inneffective... = someone have a better idea? I readed all the articles and web pages google could give me.... but i = still don=B4t know exactly which instructions i will use... Someone have a similar case running and can give me some article that = talk about this situation? of have some config files or tips to give me? = every help is always welcome! Tks in advance Fernando Favero P.S.: Before someone suggest: My ISP don=B4t wanna help me... they = don=B4t will "merge" the 2 lines to me or something like that...its just = me and you guys! :) ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C44FEF.10D2E050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I=B4m trying to connect my local = network to the=20 internet using 2 ADSL connections, very similar to what is discussed = here:=20 http://lar= tc.org/howto/lartc.rpdb.multiple-links.html

but i have some = differences:

- i will use 2 identical ADSL = connections from=20 the same provider with 600 kbits download / 300 kbits=20 upload each

- i will have 2 dynamically allocated = adresses=20 (from the same range cause its the same provider)

- The majority of the bandwidth will be = used by p2p=20 programs (mainly emule). So, here is my big question: the p2p traffic = will be=20 "load balanced" too, even if is created by just one source inside my = local=20 network? If not... its possible to create some rule that can load = balance this=20 traffic (e.g. one emule user get nearly the 1200 kbits download for = himself)? i=20 was thinking of a "Odd-Couple" configuration (e.g. all the ips ending = with=20 1,3,5,7,9 will go through one connection, and the other use the another=20 connection) but seems very inneffective... someone have a better=20 idea?

I readed all the articles and web pages = google=20 could give me.... but i still don=B4t know exactly which instructions i = will=20 use...

Someone have a similar case running and = can give me=20 some article that talk about this situation? of have some config files = or tips=20 to give me? every help is always welcome!

Tks in advance

Fernando Favero

P.S.: Before someone suggest: My ISP = don=B4t wanna=20 help me... they don=B4t will "merge" the 2 lines to me or something like = that...its just me and you guys! :)

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