Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 01:44:49 -0400 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "Karl Hanmore" <avatar@ultra.ultra.net.au>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Simple(?) Dummynet Question Message-ID: <004301c00cc5$419f6670$1200a8c0@matt> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008231526020.3721-100000@ultra.ultra.net.au>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Hanmore" <avatar@ultra.ultra.net.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:32 AM Subject: Simple(?) Dummynet Question > Good Day All, > > I have been experimenting with ipfw pipe's and DUMMYNET, and have been > very happy with the results. However, I cannot for the life of me get my > current application to function. > > My aim is to _guarentee_ 10Kbit/s of my 64Kbit/s link for ssh traffic, so > I can make sure office http/ftp does not lag my ssh connections. In order > to do this, I tried 2 sets of 2 pipes, one set restricting ALL traffic in > and out to 54Kbit/s, and the other set to restrict ssh to 10Mbit/s. > However, all I succeded in doing was limiting my overall pipe to 54Kbit, > and ssh to a max. of 10Mbit/s of the 54Kbit/s pipe. Since you seem to be able to set highwater marks for overall traffic and a subset thereof, why not make the following rules: - restrict ALL traffic to 64Kbps - restrict ALL traffic (except SSH) to 54Kbps This will guarantee 10Kbps for SSH, if not more. [ Disclaimer: I have never used DUMMYNET before, so these suggestions are purely theoretical. ] -- Matthew Emmerton GSI Computer Services +1 (800) 217-5409 (Canada) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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