Re: packet shaping

["Matthew Kent" <matt@bravenet.com>]

> Heyas,
> 
> I'm running OpenBSD 3.1 with PF obviously.
> I have a server behind the OBSD firewall that is constantly
downloading.
> However, when it begins to download, it tends to take all available
> bandwidth. Is there a way to restrict the maximum size a host can use
of
> the
> bandwidth, or some way to shape the traffic?
> ie. Of my 256k ADSL connection, I set the downloading server to use
only
> 75%
> of the available traffic, thereby leaving other PCs on the network a
bit
> of
> bandwidth to browse and do other things?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lozzmo

You could take a look at altq.
 
http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/~kjc/software.html#ALTQ


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