From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 20 15:28:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F91916A518 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:28:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8392A43D62 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:28:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.63 #0 (FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE)) id 1GQ40E-000NWq-L8 by authid for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:28:46 +0300 Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:28:46 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060920152846.GE20244@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20060920150511.GB20244@ns2.wananchi.com> <45115B62.6080809@locolomo.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45115B62.6080809@locolomo.org> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message, where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Subject: Re: Dummynet in an IPFilter setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:28:50 -0000 * 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 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