Re: limiting bandwidth with iptables or squid?

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On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 10:20, it clown wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I would like to know how to limit bandwidth with iptables.I
> would like to limit bandwidth to ip's and mac address.Do i
> need another program to work with iptables or can iptables
> do it on its own?Does any one know where i can find
> something to read up on this?
> 
> If iptables can not do it can i do it with squid?

first off--you can't do "inbound" traffic shaping--only outbound.  you
cannot control how fast incoming packets hit your machine or how big
they are--you can only control how fast you allow them to leave.

that being said--read chapter 9 of:

        http://lartc.org/howto/
        
-j

-- 
Jason Opperisano <opie@xxxxxxxxxxx>



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