I've being using IMQ with 2.4.23 here with no probs too. I've already tried to discuss this topic here and in other lists but got no answer. Writting to the last maintainner didn't helped much...
Some time ago there was a posting, maybe in LARTC, about a guy that started a parallell IMQ project, but I've never heard about hin anymore...
I would like to contribute/coordinate in an effort to put IMQ back on its track. It is an important feature that is being left behind.
Peter, maybe we should join, put a new site up with documentation updates, maintain 2.4.x patchs and later think what to do with 2.6. We may find other people interrested in coding and helping...
Anybody else care about it?
let us know...
cheers
Andre
Peter Frischknecht wrote:
I have been using IMQ with great success for the last few months. The particular network where this is used has 400+ nodes, and IMQ performs flawlessly.
As anyone who uses IMQ will tell you, the only alternatives are: 1 - Install another router, just to perform NAT 2 - Install 2 additional NICs in the Linux gateway with a Xover cable between them
Is there another piece of software that performs the job of IMQ? It is great being able to shape traffic AND masquerade packets in one box. How else can it be done?
We shape traffic individually for each client. Generic traffic shapping rules that regulate the entire pipe would not work for us.
The fact that IMQ is unmaintained is nerve wrecking. It is difficult enough to install the thing with the sources and documentation available. It will only become more difficult as the kernel evolves and we move to 2.6.x.
I don't think I have the knowledge to mainatin the source code. But I believe in the concept so much that I might just take up the code maintenance. Hoepefully some other folks will join in. Maybe we can convince enough folks to incorporate it into 2.6.x.
Any help, comments or even flames will be appreciated. It is time for a solution to this problem.
Peter
