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List:       ipfilter
Subject:    Re: pf question deprecated; Traffic shaper question
From:       Igor Podlesny <subscr () morning ! ru>
Date:       2001-06-27 7:29:53
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> Are there any plans for ipfilter to do something kind of like dummynet
> on FreeBSD, where you can "limit" how much bandwidth a specific IP
> address gets, or maybe even how much a specific protocol gets?  Traffic
> Shaping I think it's called, this might be a very useful feature, as
> then you would guarantee some bandwidth for certain protocols or certain
> IP addresses...

> Thanks.
> Albert

I  think  it's  a  bit  another  story. IP-Firewall is responsible for
reject/accepting  ip  packets  and  that's  all  -- the dot. All other
tricks are to be done with other software. Cause this is right.

-- 
 Igor                            mailto:poige@morning.ru

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