timo
@comcast.net
| Speakeasy Speed Test with dual-WAN load-balancing router
In order to have redundant access to the internet for work, I recently installed a load-balancing dual-LAN router and added Speakeasy ADSL service (shared voice line). Comcast had been dropping connections every few minutes and it took them three weeks to fix the problem; though several years ago, Speakeasy left me completely without internet access for two weeks while Covad and Verizon sorted things out (to state the matter diplomatically).
The load-balancing router cost about $300 --the company has a less-expensive consumer-oriented model too, but they said I would be happier with this one. In crisis mode without reliable internet access, I didn't have the time or the inclination to shop around, read reviews, and bone-up on the issues. But so far I am quite pleased with the results.
If one ISP goes down, I can switch the traffic to the other port in a configuation screen in my browser. The router might even detect this situation itself and automatically switch over -- I have to read the manual carefully to find out.
There is also a speed boost. Or at least an apparent speed boost: are the Speakeasy tests reliable when a dual-WAN configuration is being used?
One WAN port is connected to Speakeasy/Covad ADSL (shared voice line) and the other is connected to Comcast cable broadband. When the ADSL port is allocated 100% of the session traffic, Speakeasy is getting about 1,300kbps down. If the cable port is allocated 100% of the session traffic, Comcast gets between 11,000 and 17,000kbps down. If I allocate 25% of the sessions to ADSL and 75% to cable, download speeds frequently exceed 21,000kbps.
Regards |
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timo
@comcast.net | Typo in the body of my posting: should read dual-WAN. |
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metrodust
Hey Thats Mine
join:1999-12-10
Seattle, WA | reply to timo
what router are you using? i'm doing this right now with a linux box and 3 nics. how is this device handling the asyc routing?
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When you are leaving.. heaven is a distance not a place. --Carissas Weird |
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timo
@comcast.net | EDIMAX BR-624 aka BR-6624
Sorry, but I don't know enough to answer your question. What kinds of applications have async routing issues? |
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