On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:43:42 -0400, "Theodore J. Knab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Have you thought of bandwidth mangement ? > > You might have to use bandwidth management if you want consistant good > transfer rates. > > You are creating a lot of work for youself. You might want to break > the problem down to phases so you don't get overwhelmed. > > 1. Phase 1 - Get every thing up and working [with no users] > a. dhcp server
..huh? > b. router/firewall > c. everything connected > > 2. Phase 2 - Drop in a Proxy Server maybe squid [ still w/ no users] > add proxy to firewall or drop in seperate machine between firewall > and interernal net ..the proxy can also do "shock damping", search the squid docs for "delay pool". ;-) > 3. Phase 3 - Drop in a bandwidth shapper and test. > I do this with a bridge using FreeBSD. I am not sure you can do > this with Linux. You should be able to add bw shapping to your > router/firewall. ..works _nicely_ with linux, I set up a box 15 months ago for my isp client. It and the gateway box is due to be replaced with the one throttling gateway box I'm finishing now. ;-) > 4. Phase 4 - Setup a system for tracking network connections > radius like server > I am not sure how to do this. I haven't done it yet. > apt-cache search radius ..this is for isp clientele access authorization? _Many_ way to do this one, if you wanna appease the support monkeys and windroids at the expense of security, poptop will allow click-click wintendo95 upwards online with a minimum of expense. WEP on 802.11 gear wont hurt, it means "Please respect my private property". ;-) ..for security, use ssh or better tunnelling. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]