On Tue, 1 May 2001, Ted Hilts wrote:
> This is a 3 part question.
>
> Part 1:
> When adding a network dial up extension (where the network machine is
> remote to the network and must dial up to get onto the network) can this
> incoming dial up connection be handled by the same machine which handles
> the internet Interface for the LAN network without compromising the
> Internet connection speed. I have been told that if there are two ppp
> ports active at the same time on the sme machine then the fastest speed
> of any of the two is the speed of the slowest. So this would mean that
> if ppp0 normally ran at X rate when handling Internet traffic, and if
> ppp1 was active at Y rate (being slower than X) then ppp0 would be
> forced to also run at Y rate????
>
Well, parts 2 and 3 were answered, so I will take a shot at part one.
How the PPP interfaces affect each other depends on how the trafic is
routed on the machine. If all the trafic is flowing between the two PPP
interfaces, then you are limmited by the slowest one. But if only part
of the trafic from the fastest PPP link has to go out the slower one,
and some of the trafic stays on the machine doing the routing, or goes
out another route, then the limit on the fast interface in the speed of
the slow interface, plus the other trafic, up to the full speed of the
fast interface. Of corse, if you have other trafic using the slow link,
but not the fast link, this will also cut into how much trafic you can
have between the fast link and the slow link.
I hope this makes sence...
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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