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I have tried dummynet, configured it, and everything..

But the problem is my mbufs (netstat -m) increase greately when its set. 

Although it limits properly, my box reboots soon after the limit of
mbufs is reached (which is 8192).

What are your settings, and how many mbufs do u have?

Martin Welk wrote:
> 
> Mike writes:
> 
> () Can I limit 10mbps flow to 5mbps via software? Or do I need to get a
> () router to limit bandwidth to one box?
> 
> man 4 dummynet :-)
> 
> My intention is not a ``RTFM'', but meant as a pointer. We have tried
> dummynet for bandwidth limiting on a FreeBSD based Ethernet router and
> it seems to work fine and maybe enough for your purpose.
> 
> For example, you can use it for limiting traffic to special addresses
> or address range(s) but without limit for others, let's say, your
> personal desktop machine :-)
> 
> You won't need a router.
> 
> BTW, I found the documentation to be good enough for me, and I'm not
> to deep into TCP/IP. But you definitely need to learn about the IP
> Firewall and you need a custom kernel.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin
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