Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:57:34 +0200 From: Frederique Rijsdijk <frederique@isafeelin.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bandwidth Control in FreeBSD 8 Message-ID: <4AAF2CCE.2090609@isafeelin.org> In-Reply-To: <11043b700909141724i4c8f4a5fm57efb383d5845d84@mail.gmail.com> References: <11043b700909141724i4c8f4a5fm57efb383d5845d84@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/15/2009 2:24 AM, perl info wrote: > I have two questions in regards to a FreeBSD Server and avoiding ISP > bandwidth charges. > > Are there changes to the ways bandwidth can be controlled in FreeBSD 8. > > Is there an accepted or standardized method to control and limit bandwidth > usage over an interface. > Changes I don't know about. But you can use IPFW to limit and measure the bandwidth you're using. You can also use darkstat (port) to measure the traffic you're generating. -- Frederique
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