From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 29 16:41:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B696F16A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:41:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-m26.mx.aol.com (imo-m26.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 554A243D31 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:41:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from TM4525@aol.com) Received: from TM4525@aol.com by imo-m26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id n.7e.5c3742d4 (3964) for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:41:18 -0400 (EDT) From: TM4525@aol.com Message-ID: <7e.5c3742d4.2eb3ccae@aol.com> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:41:18 EDT To: questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5114 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: dummynet X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:41:22 -0000 > > The problem with dummynet is that once you do all the work and figure > > it all > > out, > > its still only marginally functional compared to something relatively > > inexpensive. > > So instead of buying the $3500 box that is everything you need, you've > > spend > > $800 > > on hardware, $2000 worth of time, and you still have something not > > nearly as > > good. > > One question, have you ever used dummynet? If so, I'm curious as to why > you find it only marginal. Not to be rude, but if you've not used it, > please stop trolling. > > -- > > Micheal Patterson > TSG Network Administration > 405-917-0600 One can tell by looking at the code that it won't scale. And I know more than 20 people who've been bitten on the butt by trying to use it, and then buying something when they hit the wall with it, or finding out it can't do what they need. The question is, have YOU used anything else? Or are you like the old woman who still washes her clothes in the river because "those darned mechanical things aren't worth it"?