As I wrote here, there is a problem with detecting a link drop when you run a bonded VPN setup, there is no way for the bonding driver to know that one of the tunnels is down. I thought that I will need to code a monitoring daemon for this, but I could manage with … Read More →
Fifth part, conclusions, random gotchas and todos Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 My setup can certainly be improved given I can find some spare time to spend but at the moment I am overloaded with work and will use it as it is. Naturally the complexity and elevated costs can be a … Read More →
Fourth part, The MPTCP Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 5 There is an ongoing effort by IETF to develop standard for Multipath TCP that should overcome the aforementioned problem of having the same IP address to be able to communicate over different paths. In a nutshell what it does is creating simultaneous streams … Read More →
Second part, where experiments with VPNs start Part 1 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 So, for the starters. I have a small LAN here with about a dozen of devices that speak to internet. A couple of notebooks, an HTPC, one desktop and various smartphones and tablets. When it comes to the users number it is … Read More →