From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 19 16:34:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA18863 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 16:34:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA18857 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 16:34:06 -0800 (PST) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.2/8.7.3) id LAA03940; Wed, 20 Nov 1996 11:03:30 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199611200033.LAA03940@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: split speed sio port? In-Reply-To: <199611191253.MAA03409@veda.is> from Adam David at "Nov 19, 96 12:53:40 pm" To: adam@veda.is (Adam David) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 11:03:29 +1030 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, davidn@blaze.net.au, hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Adam David stands accused of saying: > > > > Use the spiffo 'divert socket' stuff and write a management program that > > tracks how much data it has forwarded for each of the classes in a given > > period. This gives you total flexibility, and saves us from trying to > > second-guess harebrained ideas 8) > > This is all very well, but when upstream is not (yet?) willing to implement > such measures themselves and will not trust software that is located outside > of their direct control, one has to make do with what is available. Huh? How does this affect anything? Or are you saying that "upstream" insists that you use an asymmetrical link? > Of course, a proven product might catch their interest in terms of > suitability. Hey, go for it 8) > Adam David -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[