On Tuesday 05 February 2002 19:27, Steven Thompson wrote: > Hi All > > I have a 128Kbs internet connection used for in-coming and out-going > traffic. > > What tools do I need to manage the following services: > http, ssh (scp), ftp, streaming audio, smtp, instant messenger. Start reading the HOWTO :=20 http://ds9a.nl/2.4Routing/HOWTO/cvs/2.4routing/output/2.4routing-9.html > > Q1. What is the best kernel to use at the moment and what other tools = need > to be installed. I use kernel 2.4.9 and latest iproute2. > > Internet -------- eth0 | Linux fw | eth1 ----------- internal LAN > > The Linux firewall will running the following : Squid, Posfix mail serv= er > and NATing for internal LAN. > > > Q2. How do divide the 128Kbs pipe so the following criteria is met: You can use HTB or CBQ and even add SFQ qdiscs and as filter u32 or fw. > > All ssh sessions (no scp) - Min 10Kbs, but can burst to 128Kbs if > available > All scp or rsync uploads or downloads - Max 64Kbs , but can burst to > 128Kbs if available (not sure what's best) > All icmp & udp DNS requests - Min 10Kbs , but can burst to 128Kbs if > available (not sure what's best) > All smtp incoming and out going - Max 64Kbs , but can burst to 128Kbs= if > available (not sure what's best) > All http surfing and downloads - Max 64Kbs , but can burst to 128Kbs = if > available (not sure what's best) > All ftp downloads and uploads - Max 64Kbs , but can burst to 128Kbs i= f > available (not sure what's best) > All steaming audio and video gets what left over, but can burst to 12= 8Kbs > if available (not sure what's best) > > Q3 I know squid can be set-up to limit bandwidth to a certain group or > subnet ( i.e. 192.168.0.0/24 =3D max 64Kbs), > but as far as I know it can't be set up to burst to 128Kbs if it w= as > available. - Is the best option for HTTP limiting. Question ? > > > Q4. What is the best real time bandwidth usage tool. (i.e. I measure al= l > incoming and out-going traffic on the > Internet interface (eth0) using "IPTRAF" which works great but i= s > there a real-time web interface or a better tool > than "Iptraf" I wrote a perl script : monitor.pl (can be found on www.docum.org). Stef --=20 stef.coene@docum.org More QOS info : http://www.docum.org/ Title : "Using Linux as bandwidth manager" =20
