Chris Thompson schrieb: > 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. > Would be rather helpfull if you could give some numbers like number of connections (open and half-open) for each server as well as the amount of data that goes through as well as your dsl speed.
Have you considered getting a dedicated server at somehosting site? I switched all the servers I used to run at home to a dedicated server 4 years ago. > 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? > I run a Linksys DM111PB ADSL 2+ Modem here had no hick ups in 2+ years No need to spend more ca$h than needed > 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? > You really want to run the pppoe Daemon on a dedicated (virtual) server in your network that also handles all your firewalling, nating and traffic shaping needs. > 2b) I have no experience whatsoever of ppp configuration on Debian, can > you point me toward a good guide/reference? > man pppoeconf is all you need :-) > 3) Is there any other DSL hardware would you recommend that would > guarantee connection stability? > If you really need high stability then do yourself a favour and get a dedicated server at some hosting site. You will have downtimes with DSL no matter how good you build your side of the DSL link > > Thanks. > > Chris > > > greets Uwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
