Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:32:18 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd@top-consulting.net Subject: Re: FreeBSD Traffic Shaping Message-ID: <200804021332.19454.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <20080402032721.62016mpa11vodpc0@mail.top-consulting.net> References: <20080401181836.13596owuuxf9az48@mail.top-consulting.net> <003301c89474$efde4e60$cf9aeb20$@Org> <20080402032721.62016mpa11vodpc0@mail.top-consulting.net>
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On Wednesday 02 April 2008 09:27:21 freebsd@top-consulting.net wrote:
> I gave port 80 as an example but I need this configuration for
> limiting other services as well.
>
> If you have a 100mbps connection and only one client, you want him to
> only use 50kbps, not the full pipe. If you have 200 clients, they
> still get 50kbps each.
>
> Is this feature that I need so complicated that it can't be
> implemented easily into FreeBSD or is it that not many people need it
> ? It sounds quite useful to me :)
It isn't as useful as you think. I can easily generate 200 clients being only
one person. That's why the focus in bandwidth shapers lies on the type of
traffic and the origin/destination rather then the state and they divide the
bandwidth within those pipes between the states.
Secondly - bit besides the point, but not many people think about it - if you
have 100% available and limit a single person to 5%, you're more likely to
end up at the 100%, simply because it takes more time for that person to get
what he wants.
So if there's no financial/legal issues involved, it's better to get rid of
the clients as fast as possible.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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