Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:17:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Vinod <geekvinod@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: dynamic packet filtering to reduce congestion Message-ID: <20020818021741.56051.qmail@web21104.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi there.I am thinking of trying to avoid congestion in my network by selectively dropping incoming packets at my gateway.Actually it's part of a research project where i am trying to avoid congestion and provide a better connection to machines assigned a higher priority.This will be at the cost of machines assigned a lower priority.Dropping packets ,destined for low priority machines, at the gateway will decrease congestion in the network and will keep the connection quality to high priority machines high. How do i drop packets selectively(to certain destinations) from my freebsd gateway?can the ipfiltering tools be used? its important to note that i will be filtering packets only when i detect congestion.as soon as congestion is under reasonable control i intend to stop my filtering.what would be the best approach?what tools should i use? Thanks, Vinod __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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