On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 09:10:50AM -0700, Bob DeBolt wrote: > > Hi Nicholas > > >I wonder what's the best traffic shaping method available? Is it Class > >Based Queuing or Priority Queuing. > > >My goal is to allow browsing the internet since local computers, while > >my DMZ-ed servers consume a lot of my upload >bandwith. Right now, > >without traffic shaping, it's almost impossible to browse the internet > >while my servers receive a lot >of queries (mail, www, ftp...). > > The scenario you have before you is quite complex even if you > have done this type of setup before, especially with so many interfaces. > The policy to follow to get started is the KISS formula. > > K eep > I t > S imple > S tupid > > It has helped me conquer a lot of very complex tasks. You may > find that priority queuing is quite adequate for the type of > traffic you are using. This will allow you to learn about and > get a better feel for traffic shaping before you move on to > something more complex like cbq or hfsc. > > > Bob D
Thanks to both of you, Alexandre and Bob. I'll test priority queuing first, as Bob recommands. Nicolas. -- --- OxStOnE -------------- O - Z750 & Linux ------- ._ /\_> --- Powered ---------- (x)> (x) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
