Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:16:50 +0200 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dummynet in an IPFilter setup Message-ID: <45115B62.6080809@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <20060920150511.GB20244@ns2.wananchi.com> References: <20060920150511.GB20244@ns2.wananchi.com>
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Odhiambo Washington wrote: > I need to control bandwidth on the external interface only, not on the > LAN (internal interfaces). > > Is this rightful thinking or sheer imagination which is not practical? If you're happy with IPFilter and need to ensure minimum bandwidth for some network segment, take a look at packet filter, you can take much of your knowledge with you and then set up queues that will ensure the minimum bandwidth. And you don't need extra interfaces. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9
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