i've started doing some background reading on how BGP works and am adrift in a sea of acronyms. i'm confident that i'll learn how to swim, but there are a few questions that i'd like answers to before i make the time investment to learn more. boolean answers are acceptable, more information wouldn't hurt though.
(1) i have 2 blocks of 8 static IPs at my disposal, one at home and one at work, and both connections are 3Mb/512Kb ADSL via PPPoE. the upstream traffic at work is beginning to saturate the connection and i would like to share some of the load with the home connection. would BGP allow me to multihome a site across both connections to split the load? would i need an AS number if this would work? (2) are there any particular online docs that are recommended reading for BGP? what about books? (3) the home gateway machine is a PII-350 w/ 64MB ram. is this too slow for doing what i have asked about in (1)? cheers, jake
