Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 11:14:23 +0000 From: "Nick A. Fikouras" <nick@dcs.shef.ac.uk> To: lubnazia@cyberaccess.com.pk Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bandwith monitor for unix freebsd Message-ID: <3650090F.104E728B@dcs.shef.ac.uk> References: <364A749A.6261@cyberaccess.com.pk>
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Lubna Zia wrote: > Can we somehow control the bandwith being used by the customers at an > ISP with the help of any relevant s/w tool available for unix freebsd? > Is there a bandwith monitor available for unix freebsd? > When we are talking about TCP/IP network, as far as I know IP is a best effort protocol. That is, it performs its best to deliver traffic as fast as it can. It is this characteristic of IP that makes it impossible (with the current router infrastructure) to reserve or allocate bandwidth in the Internet. I hope this has been of help, nick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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