I would suggest placing in a bandwidth shaper.
There are some open source alternatives out there - just do some
research as to what will fit best for you -
ie - do you know freebsd / linux / or stuck in windows ?
I would suggest the shaping to be done per protocol.
You may also want to place in a SQUID Proxy server.
If everyone in the office is peeking @the same thing - ie cnn.com -
its best to just get that cached as soon as possible.
first hit - wont be a continuous web request until the proxy is old.
Where are you located?
I know this sounds crazy - but I have in a few pinches done the
following
visit www.ubnt.com - and take a peek @ the wireless wifi products they
have -
can you get a good connection from someone in town - like a datacenter?
If so - do the $50 or $100 colocate option - and bounce a wifi signal
to yourself (chances are you will need los /line of sight and roof
access) - but this will get you a great amount of bandwidth
Start thinking outside of the box -
Where are you located anyhow - our of interest ?
glenn
On May 13, 2009, at 2:47 AM, Chuck Mariotti wrote:
I was looking at maybe Traffic Shaping, but I am confused as to if I
need to go that far. For some reason my mind is locked on the idea
that the firewall should be able to do this almost as a default.
Just distribute the load... basically divide the connection
evenly.... I don't think 4 machines running windows update should
cripple internet access to everyone els
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