On Tuesday 22 April 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:18:40 -0700, "Matt Graham" >
> > One other problem we have here is that these people with laptops are > often > the most moronic of computer users. I now know how an IT helpdesk > feels. :( > And I've also discovered the Big Box Store(R)'s IT help (Geek Squad et > al) > is more about suckering these poor people than actually doing real help. hmmmm. I applied for work with them 3 weeks ago. they said they were hiring, but I haven't heard back. having seen this, I winder if my work ethic might be more a hindrance to them than not.... > > As for how many users, like I said, I notice it even between just me and > one other person (looking at PfSense's state table) if they're doing > heavy > web browsing. Right now that's typical. In the busy season, which just > concluded, I've seen a half-dozen on simultaneously, and there's no > reason > why there couldn't be more. If any of them are trying to do video or > some other download, it slows the connection for everyone to a crawl. > I've finagled the firewall the best I can, but the problem is the amount > of data coming down is just saturating the incoming pipe and is out of > my > control. that doesn't have a queue control on it does it (where you can limit BW and allow more acks out)? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss