netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi ! > > I am new to linux and networking. However I have set up a > router on a redhat 9 machine and am using htb.init + squid > delay pools for bandwidth limiting. But I would like to do > away with squid since I am just using it for the delay pools > feature in order to limit downloading based on kewords such > as .exe .mp3 .mpeg ..etc. The other day I came to know about > the ipt_string module through google search and am wondering > if thats what I am looking for. I am looking for something > with which i can mark packets based on keywords and then > limit the bandwidth for such packets with htb. Is the > ipt_string module suitable for this ? If not, then please suggest an > alternative. In this case ipt_string is not what you want : you can only match a string within a packet. If a string exceeds the packetsize (which will likely be the case), it won't work. The best thing I can think of is what you are already doing : use Squid, but someone else may have other options. Gr, Rob
