From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 29 05:36:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC180106564A for ; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:36:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 899508FC1E for ; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:36:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 9so454883ywe.13 for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=KDFa9HrnMnEQd9fwEt2oMqMA8oN/SXI2Qi83/ebd70Q=; b=MS2cqd9VJoYNkse1apKdVn5pMRm/kKleMF+s3sAXn2neIM3QFhFk9ygFsp+4AqBfoK PBzD94VR73AIjsCn8I6UEtq+rLwZaoGq3dQ5pN32PJM2HkcfWBrtSFbJgoLY0/5pAqeZ e3jo28Z9dMnc703fy8Yo6K8sMrZq0YfhZOAfs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=SWs/OjBPLa6V6ObfHkew59+pA5ZzGTdXItuBpenZ1nkSmqKVBLyG1Ll9eaEyOUW6Et MU1XvsbmJeF51HpuXMPnKJl+ESrX19WxNsa64mGGkRHEIIQu7BF/IvOvDpMBfGZXe1aT sLR83/2GrRrGYMYbJUeVpziEkH1Eh36qbVTDE= Received: by 10.150.217.6 with SMTP id p6mr2041312ybg.72.1214717771911; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.154.17 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:11 -0700 From: "Freddie Cash" To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1214609672.15425.25.camel@devstation> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <1214609672.15425.25.camel@devstation> Subject: Re: Understanding where dummynet fits into an ipfw ruleset X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:36:12 -0000 On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Martes Wigglesworth wrote: > It really does not matter, because the que has nothing to do with denial > of service unless you set it up that way. You just divert to the > dummynet pipe, or que and then the rest is handled by the mechanism. > The ipfw rule only works to augment the flow of traffic into the pipe, > or que. Just make sure you are not dropping any of the intended traffic > prior to a dummynet rule, because then you would be hendering the rule's > ability to shoot traffic to the que, or pipe. > > The dummynet manpage has some examples, and there are some good > tutorials on onlamp.com. > > Otherwise, I hate to say it but, "google it." Yes, I've read the dummynet and ipfw man pages. Yes, I've read articles on the 'Net. Yes, I've done google searches. And no, it still doesn't make sense how queue rules work with packet filter rules. Hence, why I'm asking here. > I have not done much with bandwidth shaping in about a year, so I am a > bit rusty as to the more complex setups however, it is one of the more > easy to remember methods so I think that I am correct, or at least not > far off of base. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com