I'm not sure if you have to use different prio for filters (With fw this is a must). Depends on your setup. With htb, everything is attached with parent as root qdisc. On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:27:26 +0530, Padam J Singh <padam.singh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi! > > > I have the following setup using iproute2: > > ======== > | Root | > ======== > | > | =============== > ------------| Box Level 1 | > | =============== > | > | =============== > ------------| Box Level 2 | > | =============== > | > | > | =============== > ------------| Users | > =============== > | > | =============== > ------------| User 1 | > | =============== > | > | =============== > ------------| User 2 | > | =============== > | > | =============== > ------------| User 3 | > =============== > > > I am using HTB for each node, simply because it supports burst mode. > > There are box level classes (top level classes) that might limit bandiwdth > based on protocols (http, smtp etc) > Then there are users classes which rate limit each user to a specific rate. > > Each Box Level and User Classes have associated Qdiscs as well. > > The issue is that HTB seems to be rate limiting only if I attach filters at > the root (1:). > > Since classification for box level classes may also match more specific > user filters are well, one of the two things happen: > > 1. If the prio of the filters for Box level is higher or equal than that of > Users, packets are only sent to the box level class, and since the rate at > box level class is generally higher, the user starts exceeding his limit. > 2. If the prio of the User filter is higher, packets matching the user > filter are never sent to the Box level classes, making the box level rate > for a particular protocol exceed the required for all users put together. > > Is there a solutions to this issue? I am unable to really find a solution > since filters can only be applied to the root! > > Thanks in advance! > Padam Singh. > > -- Bla bla _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/
