barak-online.net icmp performance vs. traceroute/tcptraceroute, ssh, ipsec

Tue May 8 02:04:49 UTC 2007

On Mon, May 07, 2007, Joe Maimon wrote:

> I was referring to policing/shaping on the providers network, probably 
> well in advance of the broadband agg network.
> 
> The 871 is doing a bit of cookie-cutter qos, but that hasnt changed.

Hey, point taken. I'm just pointing out what I've seen in real life and
how it leads to crappy perceived performance on those little 8xx series
routers and their connected bandwidth.

I see a lot of them with straight FIFO/taildrop on their DSL interfaces
and then people wonder why a few uploads cause their browsing, VPNs, etc,
to fail.

I can't see whats going on with the 871 because, well, I don't think I've
seen its config. :)

Adrian