Le mer 11/12/2002 à 05:53, nimit a écrit : > i am new to netfilter, just learning to use iptables and tc, but i am > not clear which one is more suitable for bytelimiting purpose. Well... See LARTC at http://lartc.org/... Netfilter is a packet filter, which is suitable for filtering network flows. tc is a traffic control utility, which is suitable for controling traffic behaviour, so bytelimiting purposes. Netfilter's limit match is _not_ suitable for traffic shaping, as said in Filtergin HOWTO. -- Cédric Blancher <blancher@cartel-securite.fr> Consultant en sécurité des systèmes et réseaux - Cartel Sécurité Tél: +33 (0)1 44 06 97 87 - Fax: +33 (0)1 44 06 97 99 PGP KeyID:157E98EE FingerPrint:FA62226DA9E72FA8AECAA240008B480E157E98EE