it has become a real problem. There's several technologies in development here that Astaro and others in the networking community should be looking at.
I wasn't sure there was an official conclusion on the Security now ep
but there was a suggestion to match the internal buffer at or slightly below the capacity of outgoing connection
Im not sure how you would caclulate the speed to size ratio but sounds like something that could be done pretty easily by the router itself if it was a built in proccess
The Security Now podcasts dumbed that one down quite a bit. The problem is a bit more complex then just a buffer here & there. The linux stack alone has several layers of buffers from the device drivers on up. The DSL & Cable modems have their own. Core networks have yet more. If you really want a good technical discussion about the issue Jim Gettys' presentation at Google Tech Talk ( link ) is worth the hour long watch.
Do not get me wrong, this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed at all levels from the ISP's & core network operators on down to the home users & their routers, it's just not something twiddling a few dials on an Astaro will fix. [:)]
The Security Now podcasts dumbed that one down quite a bit. The problem is a bit more complex then just a buffer here & there. The linux stack alone has several layers of buffers from the device drivers on up. The DSL & Cable modems have their own. Core networks have yet more. If you really want a good technical discussion about the issue Jim Gettys' presentation at Google Tech Talk ( link ) is worth the hour long watch.
Do not get me wrong, this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed at all levels from the ISP's & core network operators on down to the home users & their routers, it's just not something twiddling a few dials on an Astaro will fix. [:)]
