SJW> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:25:28 +0100 (BST) SJW> From: Stephen J. Wilcox SJW> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Drew Weaver wrote: SJW> SJW> DW> We have 1 DS-3, that if we get close to 45Mbps IN/OUT SJW> DW> the other direction will be completely unusable. Calculated on what time interval? If that's a five-minute average, you probably have some serious backpressure spikes that you're missing. (Are you running xRED to get traffic to back off?) SJW> are you sure when you run the line at 100% in one direction SJW> you're not either a) returning the ping/traffic down the SJW> congested DS3 or b) disrupting control traffic - ospf, SJW> keepalives etc that is upsetting the link How about less exotic things... like ACKs? :-) Or perhaps DNS resolution is slow. I don't know exactly what the problem is, as a "my Internet isn't working" post is rather vague. :-( At any rate, this thread probably fits better on isp-bandwidth, perhaps isp-tech... maybe even i-a. Posting to list just in case there are lurkers who didn't know, but the other lists are more fitting for questions like this. Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.