<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Hi all,<br><span style=""> </span>I manage network with two connections with l00Mbit<br>In the past
when network wasn't so load everything was OK, now<br>in pick
hours load over<span style=""> </span>border server<span style=""> </span>from 1.0 to 1.5 <span style=""> </span>/ it isn't so big /<br>and <span style=""> </span>for me is very strange why I have increasing
of ping timeout<br>from 0.5- 5ms
<span style=""> </span>in normal hour to 50-100 ms in pick
hours..<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>server is with good hardware<span style=""><br> </span><span style=""> </span>AMD
64 Dualcore 3800+<br><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Intel
Gigabit Ethernet<br><span style=""> </span>1 GB RAM<br><span style=""> </span>Debian sarge 2.6.16 #2 SMP kernel<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I use about
240 mangle rules with iptables <span style=""> </span>to mark
download traffic and to<br>limit it but
when I try to load more rules server increase load<span style=""> </span>and begin to drop<br>packages :(</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""></span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> my question
is why when I try to load new 200 mangle rules / only mangle rules / <span style=""> </span>server increase load average and ping timeout increase
to 50-100 ms …<br>and second
is what is better solution for networks with more then 100Mbit traffic ..<br> to
use iptables mangle rules + u32 or to use more u32 filters and less mangle rules ? <span style=""><br></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""></span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Actually I don't have experience
with so big traffic and I need any advice is welcome.<span style=""></span><br> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Best
Regards<br>Emil </span></p>