On Nov 12, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:

> Brian J. Murrell <brian <at> interlinx.bc.ca> writes:
> 
> What I don't understand is why I have to specify an upstream bandwidth in the 
> tcinterfaces.  I guess I had always thought that Shorewall's Simple TC was 
> simply prioritization, not bandwidth allocation.  I would have thought TC 
> didn't need 
> to know the upstream bandwidth to simply prioritize the de-queuing of packets 
> in 
> the higher bands.
> 

You would think so, wouldn't you? But given strong evidence to the contrary, I 
implemented the OUT-BANDWIDTH column, enforced through use of a token bucket 
filter.

-Tom 

Tom Eastep        \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who
Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________




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