Hi all. I run two mail and web servers from my house on a DSL line. Until a few weeks ago I was on cable but a new ISP launched some good SME offers and I decided to make the switch.
Both the servers sustain quite some traffic and (especially the mail) need to open many more connections that a mid-level router can handle. After reading some reviews, I decided to purchase a linksys AM200 DSL gateway and configure it to run in half-bridge mode (so that all the public IPs are mapped directly on the servers' network interfaces). Unfortunately, even with the newest firmware, the linksys modem keeps crashing when under load. I am now in the process of selecting a new modem-only device to connect to the DSL and I thought about the DrayTek Vigor 100/110 (http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor110.html). My questions are: 1) Does anyone have direct experience with this product in a server environment? 2) I understand that the Vigor only takes care of handling the ATM layer stuff, so I will need to run the PPPoE daemon on the server. Will that affect the connection's performance? 2b) I have no experience whatsoever of ppp configuration on Debian, can you point me toward a good guide/reference? 3) Is there any other DSL hardware would you recommend that would guarantee connection stability? Thanks. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
