Bill he USED to have 2 bonded T1's but they reduced to a single T1 connection to save money.
-Sean EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 07:09:33 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] RE: T1 Saturating - Windows update kills the > connection... ?? > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Scott Ullrich <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Chris Buechler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Slowing down considerably when under full load is normal, slowing to > >> the point that sites don't load anymore when you're just running a few > >> Windows updates is definitely not. Sounds like there's something wrong > >> with the T1, or the CPE it's plugged into, whatever has your CSU/DSU. > > > > Agree 100%. The fact that you can plug any firewall in and duplicate > > the problem shows its not firewall related and most likely a circuit > > issue. Call your ISP and tell them this. > > Consider that the bandwidth chokepoint for this particular use is > upstream of you anyway. Inbound traffic is choked BEFORE it crosses > the wire - no changes in network infrastructure on your part can fix > this. However, with that said, with the traffic shaper you can allow > for your important sites to be put into a priority queue such that > they always get priority - the only way to handle this is to throttle > your connection even further so the smallest chokepoint is actually > pfSense, not the link itself. > > At any rate, I'd suggest looking closer at how the bandwidth on the 3M > circuit is allocated - is this a DS3 circuit with a 3M guarantee, or > is this two T1s bonded? If the latter, how are they bonded and can > you get SNMP stats off the interfaces? My gut tells me that it's > bonded and what you are seeing is due to some form of CEF forcing a > given route down one pipe only. > > --Bill > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >
