The real problem is the number of connections. One client opening up 300-400 connections is going to cause all kinds of problems. Being able to limit connections is a pretty important item to be able to handle on a wireless network.
Matt Larsen Vistabeam.com Mike Hammett wrote: > and I forgot to say what I was initially going to say... > > You may need better APs. I have 30+ customers on a single tower with more > than one client running P2P applications (including BitTorrent) and > everything works just fine. That said, my AP is a 4-radio 4-sector AP that > is a PC running Mikrotik. > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:12 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Uh-Oh, " they are ready to discipline Internet service > providers" > > > >>> I see this as a good thing. We don't really care what our users do with >>> >> the >> >>> bandwidth they buy from us as long as it's legal. Bandwidth hungry >>> >> applications are good for our model as the more they need the more they >> buy. >> >>> I don't see that as a bad thing for our bottom line! >>> >> Speak for yourself. >> >> (By the way, I am speaking for myself, not for my boss, my employer, WISPA >> itself for whom I do occasional work, or anyone else. This is always the >> case, but I feel especially compelled to mention it here.) >> >> The day a legislature or court orders me to stop shaping p2p traffic, I'll >> dust off my resume, because the network will melt shortly thereafter, >> beyond my ability to repair. >> >> The inexpensive last-mile gear many smaller wireless operators use don't >> respond well to p2p traffic. Towers with fifty customers can be brought to >> their knees by ONE customer with an encrypted BitTorrent client, or >> Limewire, or other p2p software. >> >> (Every time this subject comes up, there's a bunch of "just build out your >> network to handle the load durrrr" punters. As that isn't always feasible, >> given the limitations of small company budgets and the technology >> available within said budgets, let's just assume I don't have millions of >> dollars handy to do so.) >> >> My sole concern is keeping my network running as well as possible, given >> the limits of the budget and technology at my disposal. I don't care what >> you're downloading, and if I had a choice I wouldn't care about how you're >> downloading it. I don't even care whether it's for "legal" use. (And let's >> not kid ourselves on that point.) >> >> Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, the folks making these edicts aren't >> making the distinction between social and technical reasons for traffic >> shaping. >> >> David Smith >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
