ro0ot wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have one bridge system (used for controlling bandwidth) connected to
> three different DSL ISP provider. I have the following setup below: -
>
> +-------------+
> | br0 |
> | -> eth1 | -> DSL_1
> | -> eth2 |
> +-------------+
> | br1 |
> | -> eth3 | -> DSL_2
> | -> eth4 |
> +-------------+
> | br2 |
> | -> eth5 | -> DSL_3
> | -> eth6 |
> +-------------+
>
> br0 has eth1 and eth2; br0 has no ip address
>
> br1 has eth3 and eth4; br0 has no ip address
>
> br2 has eth5 and eth6; br0 has no ip address
>
> The traffic of DSL_1 ISP will pass thru br0. The traffic of DSL_2 ISP
> will pass thru br1. The traffic of DSL_3 ISP will pass thru br2.
>
> I have a question. Is it ok I do it as above in 1 system with 3
> bridges or separate it to 3 system with each system have their own
> bridge?
>
> Regards,
> ro0ot
>
One system with three bridges will work fine. The only advantage of
separate systems would be the increased CPU and bandwidth available. As
long as you are using a fast enough processor and memory, you should be
fine. A normal 32 bit/33 Mhz PCI bus peaks at about 600 Mbits/sec.
Double that for 64 bit and double again for 66 Mhz (PCI-X). PCI-express,
not sure yet.