Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:43:34 +0900 From: Takashi Okumura <taka@wide.ad.jp> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there an API for ipfw? Message-ID: <442C9756.50901@wide.ad.jp> In-Reply-To: <200603301657.43218.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> References: <200603301657.43218.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com>
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hi, although it is still in alpha quality, we have a library, named libnetnice, which i think is the best match for your purpose. http://www.netnice.org http://sourceforge.net/projects/netnice if interested, please let me know. or, you may join our libnetnice ML. http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=46821 thanks, -- taka Mikhail Teterin wrote: > Hi! > > I'm writing an application that, needs to be able to quickly alter the > bandwidth between another machine and the host. > > The only way I can do that -- without another machine's cooperation -- is by > using the firewall, such as the dummynet functionality of ipfw. > > Is there any way to create/alter such a pipe from a C-program without using > system("ipfw ....")? > > If not ipfw, perhaps, other firewall modules in FreeBSD-6.x? > > Thanks a lot! > > -mi >
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