Bandwidth control in libraries

Tue Aug 5 15:57:12 EDT 2014

Andrew,

Currently, there is no management; it's usually just routers (as far as I can tell).  Many of them do have Gigabit connections.  I am so tempted to try something like this, but I have to keep in mind that even if it's successful, the target libraries typically don't have anyone on hand that could replicate it. :-/  

So...worth considering; I just have to figure out how to make it relatively easy for them (acknowledging that what is relatively easy for me does not translate to what is easy for them).

Thanks,
Carol

On Aug 5, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote:

> Carol,
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> M0n0wall is compatible with Gigabit Ethernet cards although there can be hardware limitations related to that that are spelled out here:
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> http://doc.m0n0.ch/handbook/hardware-sizing.html
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> Like PfSense (which was forked from the M0n0wall project), you can run M0n0wall on lower-end PCs although we run ours on a Dell Optiplex 755.
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> What are these libraries using currently to manage their wireless connections?
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> On the throughput question - unless a library has a Gigabit connection out to the Internet, the total throughput allowed by that connection is going to be the ultimate throttle on how much data you can push through that pipe.
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> Andrew
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> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 11:12 AM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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> Thanks for this.  I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering.  And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at.  Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this.
>  
> Thanks,
> Carol
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> On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote:
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> Carol,
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> M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server  solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven’t used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works.
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> http://m0n0.ch/wall/
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> Andrew Mutch
> Library Systems Technician
> Waterford Township Public Library
> Waterford, Michigan
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> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean
> Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries
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> Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. 
>  
> Thanks!
> Carol
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> On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote:
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> You might want to look at:
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> http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/
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> on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/
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> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean <beanworks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Cary,
>  
> I hadn't heard about MicroTek.  The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed.
>  
> Thanks,
> Carol
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> On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote:
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> Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them.
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> I am a fan of MicroTek <http://www.mikrotik.com/>, a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 <http://routerboard.com/RB750>, costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced.
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> These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs.
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> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean <beanworks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello folks,
>  
> I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent.  If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources.
>  
> Thanks for any help,
> Carol
>  
> Carol Bean
> beanworks at gmail.com
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