We use (and sell) SonicWALL firewalls. We can shape bandwidth by tcp/udp
port, IP address (incoming/outgoing), IP range, time of day, pretty much
anything you can think of. It can even assign priorities to different types
of connections without having to get into QoS marking.


On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Petri Laihonen <[email protected]>wrote:

> I for got to mention, while linux distros are not out of the question,
> I prefer an appliance since they are easier to buy with PO and less
> building.
>
> Petri
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Petri Laihonen <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to find a good implementation for a bandwidth management.
>> Basically best bang for the buck while not sacrificing the main needs.
>>
>> For a connection speed up to 50Mib/s (up and down), I want to be able to
>> define groups (vlans /  ports / subnets ?) to which I can set the bandwidth
>> limitations. At this point I'm not interested on filtering or inspecting the
>> data going through the pipe, only to manage the bandwidth.
>>
>> 1) Set soft / hard limits for maximum bandwidth consumption for each group
>> 2) perhaps set limits based on the time of day.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Bonuses:
>> Manage changes for a period of time in advance.
>>
>> Petri
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> General mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
>
>
_______________________________________________
General mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net

Reply via email to