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Date:      Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:30:50 -0500
From:      David DeSimone <fox@verio.net>
To:        freebsd-pf@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using PF + ALTQ in FreeBSD 6.2
Message-ID:  <20070813043049.GA32692@verio.net>
In-Reply-To: <46BFD392.2020804@spin.net.id>
References:  <46BFD392.2020804@spin.net.id>

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Dian Candra <dian@spin.net.id> wrote:
>
> client -> rl0------fxp0 ---> internet
>             (router)
> 
> I could limit outgoing traffic from client, but not incoming traffic.

I'm curious what you think your router can do to prevent hosts on the
internet from sending traffic too fast.

Once you have received the packets, it is too late to limit their
arrival rate.

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David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox@verio.net
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