Otherwise, have a look at the click router project, which does include very good shaping elements (google, click router project at the MIT).
JeF On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Visser, Martin (SNO) wrote: > Have a look at NistNET for a comprehensive Network Emulation Tool that can not only >do bandwidth shaping, but also simulate delay, error characteristics etc. See >http://snad.ncsl.nist.gov/itg/nistnet/ > > Martin Visser > Network Consultant - Compaq Global Services > > Compaq Computer Australia > 3 Richardson Place > North Ryde, Sydney NSW 2113 > Australia > > Phone: +61-2-9022-1670 > Mobile: +61-411-254-513 > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shaun Cronin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2001 5:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SLUG] Bandwith Shaping/Throttling > > > Hi All, > > The phb's have blessed me with the task of working how to simulate a 256k/512k > connection between two servers. In that latter stages of the project, one > server will placed in a server farm with a 256k (eventually upgarded to 512k) > connection. Hence they need a proof of concept that there won't be problems > with data transfer restricted to 512k. > > I know there is hardware that can do this but I wondered if a linux box could > be used instead (and show to certain management types that Linux is wonderful). > > I've found rshaper which may do what I want it do. I have a Linux box doing > nothing with two NICs installed. My theory is using rshaper on one NIC (which > would be connected to the server that would be at 512k in real life) I can give > them what they want. > > Has anyone used rshaper and if so, would my scenario work? > > Cheers, > > Shaun > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
