RE: Re : RE: Router with bandwidth management

[Brian Longwe <brian at pch.net>]

Well, the title of the thread is "Router with bandwidth management" so I
guess whoever started it was actually lookingg  for this kind of
solution.

Longwe

On Tue, 20 May 2003, Mark Tinka wrote:

> The ETINC solution I have worked with is actually a FreeBSD or Linux
> solution that works as a bridge, bridging the core to the distribution
> network and managing traffic as it passes through its various interfaces.
>
> No extra routing is required, but I guess this is probably because it's
> already part of the main network.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Tinka - CCNA
> Network Engineer
> Africa Online Uganda
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Brian Longwe
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:03 PM
> To: Noah K Sematimba
> Cc: Mark Tinka; afnog at afnog.org
> Subject: Re: Re : RE: Router with bandwidth management
>
>
>
> >
> > I haven't heard anyone mention the really simple, effective way of
> > doing this imho:
> >
> > FreeBSD + DUMMYNET + ipfw
> >
> > really cheap. A box, configured as a bridge with two network cards and
> > dummynet and voila you keep your costs as low as $500
> >
>
> That may take care of the bandwidth management but may prove to be quite a
> challenge when it comes to the routing.
>
> It's v. difficult to find a "one-stop-shop" for this at a reasonable price.
> I think mikrotik is the closest I've seen so far.
>
> Longwe
>
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