Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:28:46 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dummynet in an IPFilter setup Message-ID: <20060920152846.GE20244@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <45115B62.6080809@locolomo.org> References: <20060920150511.GB20244@ns2.wananchi.com> <45115B62.6080809@locolomo.org>
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* On 20/09/06 17:16 +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: | 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. That is the way to go ultimately, but I am still a newbie with PF. I would not want to transfer my newbie-ness into a customers network ;) I am happy with IPFilter, yes, but I am gradually shifting to PF, but I have to "graduate" before I can put that out there. At the moment, I just want to solve an immediate problem which has presented itself. -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students. -- John Ciardi
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