Documentation/networking/eql.rst

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7   Simon "Guru Aleph-Null" Janes, simon@ncm.com
12   that lets you load-balance IP serial links (SLIP or uncompressed PPP)
17   1.1.86.  Some testing with 1.1.92 has been done with the v1.1 patch
18   which was only created to patch cleanly in the very latest kernel
27   together to work as one point-to-point link to increase your
32   The eql driver has only been tested with the Livingston PortMaster-2e
33   terminal server. I do not know if other terminal servers support load-
35   almost as well as the eql driver seems to do it (-- Unfortunately, in
36   my testing so far, the Livingston PortMaster 2e's load-balancing is a
40   TCP implementation is pretty fast though.--)
44   a load-balancing client 75% of the cost of the second line and 50% of
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63   ftp://slaughter.ncm.com/pub/Linux/LOAD_BALANCING/eql-1.1.tar.gz.
67        -rw-r--r-- guru/ncm	198 Jan 19 18:53 1995 eql-1.1/NO-WARRANTY
68        -rw-r--r-- guru/ncm	30620 Feb 27 21:40 1995 eql-1.1/eql-1.1.patch
69        -rwxr-xr-x guru/ncm	16111 Jan 12 22:29 1995 eql-1.1/eql_enslave
70        -rw-r--r-- guru/ncm	2195 Jan 10 21:48 1995 eql-1.1/eql_enslave.c
73   like say /usr/src/linux-1.1.92.eql. Use symbolic links to point
77   Apply the patch by running the commands::
80        patch </usr/local/src/eql-1.1/eql-1.1.patch
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97   manager by Matt Dillon (-- "The man who sold his soul to code so much
98   so quickly."--) .  How you configure it for other "connection"
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107   In rc.inet1, ifconfig the eql device to the IP address you usually use
110   modems, one-third for three, one-fourth for four, etc...  But going
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127   and eql_emancipate (-- eql_emancipate hasn't been written because when
130   completeness, but that isn't a good motivator is it?--)
133   The syntax for enslaving a device is "eql_enslave <master-name>
134   <slave-name> <estimated-bps>".  Here are some example enslavings::
143   it. (-- Or just ifconfig it down, and the eql driver will take it out
144   for you.--)::
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163 	  name		sl-line-1
167 	  ducmd		-e /etc/slip/dialout/cua2-288.xp -t 9
169 	  address	 198.67.33.239
172 	  name		sl-line-2
176 	  ducmd		-e /etc/slip/dialout/cua3-288.xp -t 9
178 	  address	 198.67.33.239
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185   I have not yet done any load-balancing testing for PPP devices, mainly
186   because I don't have a PPP-connection manager like SLIP has with
193   connections for use with the eql driver the weekend of Feb 25-26 '95
194   (Hereafter known as the 8-hour PPP Hate Festival).  Perhaps later this
204   bits-per-second "priorities".
222   kernels (than 1.1.75).  I have since updated the driver to patch
223   cleanly in newer kernels because of the removal of the old "slave-
227   -  icee from LinuxNET patched 1.1.86 without any rejects and was able
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252   A pseudo-device driver, EQL, written by Simon Janes, can be used
254   single connection.  This allows one to improve dial-up network
264   a 486DX2/66 with a Cyclom-8Ys and a 486SLC/40 with a Cyclom-16Y.
269   inter-character and inter-packet delays, etc.) the transfers
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369 	  I've installed your patch and it works great. I have trialed
371 	  able to data at over 48Kb/s [ISDN link -Simon]. I managed a