Cheapest switch that can limit bandwith speed by interface?

[swealpha]

Hello!

Do you guys know what the cheapest switch is that can limit bandwith speed by interface?

Thank you!

[swealpha · Accepted solution]

Yes, between multiple VPN providers.

Looks like its kinda hard to complete if we dont buy a pfSense router that is little to advanced for me.

Thank you.

[Retired_Member]

Hi @swealpha 

Welcome to Netgear Community, beside unmanged switch, all others support the rate limit by interface.

Thanks

[swealpha]

Sorry for not being more clear.

I mean if its possible to rate limit upload and download.  I see some switches only limit the upload speed.

Thank you!!

[schumaku]

Limiting egress is one thing rather easy, but having massive consequences. But how would you implement an ingress bandwidth limitation - which would be at the end of the day just ignore and drop packets or what? Of course, there are technologies like pause frames, flow control, and back pressure.

Then think again why the IEEE has abandoned any plans on a standardisation of a granular flow limitation IEEE P802.3ar Congestion Management Task Force some decade(s) ago.

An Ethernet infrastructure does poorly compare with a hydraulic system.

What exactly - and why - do you want to achieve?

[swealpha]

Two houses are sharing same internet connections.

So i would like to split 100Mbit. to. 2x50Mbit.


I found this router that can limit both upload and download, dont know if it works any good.

Netgear GS108Ev3
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS105EV2/WebManagedSwitches_UM_EN.pdf

What do you think?
Thank you

[schumaku]

That's a switch, not a router.

I would suggest using a proper router (no consumer ***** - that's not against the Netgear Smart Managed Plus or Pro switches) allowing to apply some rules for bandwidth management and reservations, and allow to give more bandwidth if not in use otherwise.

[swealpha]

Sorry i mean switch ofcourse as topic.

Do you guys know any switches that is made for business use? That can limit bandwith per interface?

I dont think netgear have any routers that support hardware acceleration on OpenVPN. Or else it would be a supergreat idea to have a netgear router!

Thank you.

[schumaku]

As I said - the Netear consumer devices won't help, and the BR500; might not be there yet for this purpose - bit I might be wrong.

What's the point thinking about hardware acceleration for 50Mb/s?

There are plenty of security appliances in the market coming with all you need.

[swealpha]

Hello schumaku!

I am a "newbie", thats the biggest reason.
You would have made my day (or week) if you could recommend something that could handle this?

What we need:
Router with OpenVPN failover and killswitch that turns off internet connection of no OpenVPN provider is online.
Possibility to limit port-interface.


This was my idea, until i found out Asus-wrt merlin and dd-wrt dont have any easy failover solution. Thank you!

[schumaku]

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@swealpha wrote:

Router with OpenVPN failover and killswitch that turns off internet connection of no OpenVPN provider is online.
Possibility to limit port-interface.

What is the point of handling any Internet traffic over a VPN provider?

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@swealpha wrote:

This was my idea, until i found out Asus-wrt merlin and dd-wrt dont have any easy failover solution. Thank you!

Failover for the VPN client to different VPN concentrators [servers] (most VPN providers use DNS, so why bother?) or between multiple VPN providers?

[swealpha · Accepted solution]

Yes, between multiple VPN providers.

Looks like its kinda hard to complete if we dont buy a pfSense router that is little to advanced for me.

Thank you.

[schumaku]

Generic usage of some hide-my-butt VLAN providers isn't a business feature you wont find on many products, and I have not talked about multiple providers. It's (sory saying...) more something for aluminum hat people and suspect criminals. Not talking of the bandwidth sharing - just the VPN ideas: What other reason is there for such a set-up?