Using PF + ALTQ in FreeBSD 6.2

David DeSimone fox at verio.net
Mon Aug 13 04:30:58 UTC 2007


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Dian Candra <dian at spin.net.id> wrote:
>
> client -> rl0------fxp0 ---> internet
>             (router)
> 
> I could limit outgoing traffic from client, but not incoming traffic.

I'm curious what you think your router can do to prevent hosts on the
internet from sending traffic too fast.

Once you have received the packets, it is too late to limit their
arrival rate.

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David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox at verio.net
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