On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:47 AM, Chuck Mariotti <[email protected]>wrote:
> This is north of Toronto, outside of the DSL service area unfortunately. > Really not many options up here... There are wireless services available, > but they are fairly expensive and inline with the T1 costs (but with traffic > caps/ price per GB). The old 3Mbit service is very expensive and no longer > needed (it was used to connect three offices, which two are now closed). > > Traffic shaping sounds like where this needs to go... but again, I just > can't swallow that a T1 and pfSense out of the box wouldn't handle this > situation. It just doesn't seem right. It should just keep halving the > connection speed with every computer trying to download something. Instead > it's just dying. > > Proxy server is a nice idea, but they wouldn't really be visiting the same > sites (except in this exception of windows update). > > Regards, > ChuckM > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Kelley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] RE: T1 Saturating - Windows update kills the > connection... ?? > > 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > Perhaps you are setting a wrong MTU instead of leaving blank that option? Do you have another way to test the connection without using the Pfsense box? -- "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." "Todo el desorden del mundo proviene de las profesiones mal o mediocremente servidas"
