Ehlo,

Vidar Tyldum Hansen writes:

> Joel Merrick wrote:
>> On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 23:07 +0200, Vidar Tyldum Hansen wrote:
>> 
>>>Preston Kutzner wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm currently setting up a firewall using TSL 3.0, Shorewall 1.5.0 and
>>>>WonderShaper.  I'm curious as to whether or not the Trustix kernel
>>>>includes the HTP qdisc, or will I have to compile my own kernel to get
>>>>it?  Thanks.
>>>
>>>If by 'HTP' you mean 'HTB', then TSL3 got it by 
>> 
>> 
>> Good 'ole Hierarchical Token Bucket.
>> 
>> The area of interest for me would be Layer 7 protocol filtering with CBQ
>> etc..
>> 
>> It's a nice kernel and IPtables patch, where the application layer data
>> is inspected and a regex conducted on a chain of packets in a given
>> connection.. the regexp lets you find out what the actual content of the
>> payload is and lets you define a MARK for relevant iptables
>> filtering/throttling/mangling or whatever
>> 
>> Has anyone tried this yet? http://l7-filter.sf.net
> 
> Not customly, but it's in action on my Linksys router at home. I'm very
> pleased with the QoS capabilities. Even when the SHDSL is maxed out with
> BitTorrent traffic I get decent latency in games.

> 
> But it just struck me that I bet the reason TSL no longer ships a
> -firewall kernel is because they have competing non-free products.

i dont think so.. they have just merged all functionalities in one
kernel...

> 
> It would rock to have a TSL with L7-filter, IMQ and a neat bunch of
> patches from patch-o-matic. In a jiffy you could turn the old gateway
> into a real ISP and shape the traffic like a pro.
> 
> Sadly I lack the time to maintain such a beast, or else I'd do it.

and you'll get it.. i'll release it somewhere in the future..
with other networking related patch too..
and even if i lack the time too ill maintain it anyway..

cheers


Fremen
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