From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 10 14:56:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA07201 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 10 Sep 1998 14:56:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from xenon.xe.com (xenon.xe.net [204.187.105.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA07185 for ; Thu, 10 Sep 1998 14:56:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bfarmer@xenon.xe.com) Received: (from bfarmer@localhost) by xenon.xe.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA19725; Thu, 10 Sep 1998 17:16:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 17:16:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Beric Farmer X-Sender: bfarmer@xenon.xe.com To: User MEASL cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bandwidth Throttling In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, User MEASL wrote: > Does anybody know where (if?) I can get some kind of bandwidth throttling > code for FBSD? The object is to create "virtual" connections of a > particular size for each user (i.e. some users on the ethernet can > use wire speeds, some get modem speeds, some get the middle ground)? > > I know there is hardware out there that does this (and at a *very* > hefty price too!), but that's not an option here... Besides, I'd > like to run it on our FBSD routers.... > Look at the ET/BWMGR product at http://www.etinc.com. It's implemented in software and we've been using it on a FreeBSD box with good results. You can download it for free to try it out (I believe), but it will only work for an hour at a time. In order to use it in non-trial mode, you have to buy a "key" from the vendor for $495. One potential drawback I can see is that the key you get to activate it is tied to the ethernet address of a NIC in the box, and I believe it won't work if a NIC with that ethernet address is not present. So, if that NIC dies, or if you want to upgrade it you'll probably have to contact the vendor to get a new key. I don't know if they'd charge for this or not. We haven't used all the features, but I believe that it will allow you to limit bandwidth by interface, by IP address, by IP address range, by port number, or by a combination thereof. It also allows you to do packet filtering. My only word of caution: I get the impression this company is basically a one-man shop. I believe that this one man is very capable, but he also seems to have a reputation for treating his customers like they're idiots when they call for support. You'll get the support -- you just have to be willing to be subjected to his abuse. (My own experience supports this.) I believe he's got the same sort of attitude that appears on mailing lists such as this from time to time: "I'm incredibly brilliant, and you're a moron." Hope this helps, Beric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-mail: bfarmer@xe.net \\/ Xenon Laboratories Incorporated Voice: +1 416 214-5606 x24 /\\ Suite 1109 330 Bay Street Toronto Fax: +1 416 214-5607 Ontario M5H 2S8 CANADA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message