> I need to restrict some connections into a bandwidth on my > local network. > The long downloads (and uploads) are very bad for our > 800k/128k bandwidth. > I thougth I would restrict the long downloads into a lower > bandwidth, but I > don't know how can I mark the long downloads. > Can I mark the packets which are a part of a long connection I don't think netfilter/iptables can do what you want, but CBQ or HTB together with iproute2 can. In case of HTB (which I think is easier to configure), check out : http:luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/ Specifically, for bursts (short downloads at high speed) : http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/manual/userg.htm#burst You can allow higher bandwidth for short downloads, while larger will be throttled. Rob
