Re: tc and iptables

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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.

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