ISP Shaping Hardware

Rafael Possamai rafael at gav.ufsc.br
Mon Oct 20 21:45:40 UTC 2014


Yes, pfSense can be virtualized. I did it once with VMWare to create a
site2site tunnel, although I used Workstation 10 on Windows7 rather than
the bare metal ESXi, but I wouldn't expect any changes.



On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Skeeve Stevens <
skeeve+nanog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:

> What I'd really love is a vAppliance.  Some of these hardware solutions are
> VERY expensive for offering only an average solution.  I'd also rather not
> rely on their hardware, but servers with VMware (or whatever) that we can
> design our own redundancy.
>
> Does anyone know if Allot does a Virtual Appliance?
>
> I've also heard that pfSense is an interesting option... That could easily
> be virtualised I would assume.
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
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>
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>
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>
> On 20 October 2014 22:31, Nurul Islam Roman <nurul at apnic.net> wrote:
>
> > Used following two product to shape traffic on packet level (L3). Had no
> > issue with several thousand customer.
> >
> > Allot
> > http://www.allot.com/netenforcer.html
> >
> > ET
> > http://www.etinc.com/
> >
> > Found "Allot" is very popular for satellite based Internet specially in
> > south pacific island countries.
> >
> > -R
> >
> >
> > On 20/10/14 2:55 PM, "Skeeve Stevens"
> > <skeeve+nanog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Hey all,
> > >
> > >Just wondering what/if people are using any shaping hardware/appliances
> > >these days, and if so, what.
> > >
> > >I have a client which has thousands of customers on Satellite and needs
> to
> > >restrict some users who are doing a lot.
> > >
> > >So I wanted to see what the current popular equipment out there is.
> > >
> > >...Skeeve
> > >
> > >*Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
> > >skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; www.eintellegonetworks.com
> > >
> > >Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve
> > >
> > >facebook.com/eintellegonetworks ;  <http://twitter.com/networkceoau>
> > >linkedin.com/in/skeeve
> > >
> > >experts360: https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9
> > >
> > >twitter.com/theispguy ; blog: www.theispguy.com
> > >
> > >
> > >The Experts Who The Experts Call
> > >Juniper - Cisco - Cloud - Consulting - IPv4 Brokering
> >
>



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