Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe wrote: > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:59:16PM -0500, Andrew Farnsworth wrote: > [snip] >> Andy >> > > Definitely, drop in a *nix router > (IPcop/SmoothWall/ClarkConnect/PFsense), and use their built-in > bandwidth shaper/limiters. Problem solved. Also, I'd suggest > installing something like squid, so it does router-level http caching, > so only the new, relevant things that need to get downloaded actually > do. There's no sense downloading a 120kb header.png every time you > visit a site ;) >
I'll just point out that it's quite likely, since they're on satellite, that they are already running caching/compression software. I know that that was provided when I had Starband, along with special drivers than monkeyed with the TCP protocol (waiting for ACKs is problematic with satellite stuff). I still have my old Starband equipment if anyone is interested in monkeying with it. Rich --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
