Even though it compares more with WebSense, CensorNet does basic shaping plus has some nice features. Free download. (Extra features (i.e. image filter and blacklist updates) require a subscription.)
CensorNet http://www.censornet.com/ -W On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 13:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Note: delurk. > > Some of the commercial traffic shaping devices reviewed here are tens of > thousands of dollars. For a smaller ISP (i.e. less than a DS3 of > aggregate upstream bandwidth), that kind of expense doesn't make sense-- > but the need to control bandwidth consumption is still an issue. > > For example, I work at an ISP in Central America where bandwidth costs are > quite high. A 2Mbps dedicated link typically sells for over $4,000 per > month. One can imagine how important it is to be able to throttle the > top P2P talkers in this kind of environment. > > Is anyone on the NANOG list aware of a disk-less Linux solution? One might > imagine a Knoppix-like bootable CD image (perhaps CD-RW, so config files > could be updated) that would turn an inexpensive Linux box into an > effective traffic shaping device, using tools like CBQinit, MRTG/RRDTOOL, > and a Webmin-like admin interface. The closest thing to this I've seen is > ETINC's BWMGR, but that's a closed-source solution and is still somewhat > expensive. > > -Andrew White > > > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, William Caban wrote: > > > > > A resume of some of the answers I have received: > > > > What's missing from (at least some) current traffic shaping appliances > > http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joe/what-shapers-need.pdf > > > > Ten Odd Strategies for Picking Numerical Values for Your Traffic Shaper > > http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joe/picking-a-shaper-policy.pdf > > > > The Case for Traffic Shaping at Internet2 Schools > > http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joe/i2-traffic-shaping.ppt > > > > Bandwidth Management Strategies and Methodologies > > http://rdweb.cns.vt.edu/~cgaylord/talks/20020507-i2bandwidth.pdf > > > > Bandwidth Managers: Going With The Flow > > http://www.bcr.com/bcrmag/2003/04/p32.asp > > > > Reviewing Packet Shaping Products > > http://www.net.cmu.edu/docs/arch/qospe-pre.html > > > > Succesful Bandwidth Management at Crnegie Mellon > > http://www.net.cmu.edu/pres/jt0803/ > > > > Bandwidth Management Technologies > > http://www.etinc.com/index.php?page=bwcompare.htm > > > > > > Thanks everyone. > > > > > > -W > > > > On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 17:36, William Caban wrote: > > > I'm looking for a review/report on traffic/packet shapers products with > > > a side-by-side comparison. Did any one has a clue where I can find one > > > such report? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -W > > -- William Caban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
