On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Thomas Habets wrote: > > Why can't it just be like: > iptables -t shaper -A OUTPUT -s 1.2.3.0/24 --maxspeed=128Kbit -j SHAPE > Because iptables is used for firewalling (packet filtering) functions and tc (and ip) handle queuing and routing. There is an options for iptables to limit rate (check the man page), but if you need "the real stuff", I suppose tc is the way to go. It supports more flexible setups. Too bad we are still missing a extensive reference for tc, but Daniel is working on it.
