Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 14:47:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Brian Behlendorf <brian@hyperreal.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: looking for a TCP queue control tool... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980508144703.28068k-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980508012048.007cbd20@hyperreal.org>
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On Fri, 8 May 1998, Brian Behlendorf wrote: > > I've got a server dishing out lots of goodies. I'm on an ethernet to a > high-capacity switch. However, I've also got really bursty traffic, and > I'd like to be able to set a ceiling on what goes out on a sustained basis. > E.g., even though I can do 10MB/s in theory, I'd like to implement > something to keep me below 2 MB/s in practice. I realize the most direct > way to do that is implement rate limiting on each service I provide, but > that's not always a tractable problem. Is there a tool that I can use that > works on FreeBSD that I can use to control bandwidth utilization like this? > I know high-end routers can do it, I was hoping for a server-local solution. > > Ideally, it won't touch port 22 packets, so my interactive sessions > wouldn't be harmed. :) Look around for the ALTQ support, or check out Bandwidth Manager from www.etinc.com. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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