Bob Tennent <BobT@cs.queensu.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:54:42 +0000, nunya wrote:

> >> My son accesses the network via my IP-masquerading Linux box. He
> >> uses something called e-mule which results in continuous heavy
> >> loading of our cable connection to the internet. How, apart from
> >> cutting him off completely, can I throttle his access so I can get
> >> some packets in or out?
>
> > If the traffic you wish to limit is through one NIC, simply use something
> > such as:

> > tc qdisc add dev eth# root tbf rate 207Kbit buffer 5Kb/8 limit 10Kb

> I'm glad it's so simple :+) (Why isn't there a man page for tc?)

> Would it be possible not to limit the bandwidth at all times but to give
> non-forwarded packets higher priority, a kind of "nice" for networking?
> Bob T.

i don't have any idea of your linux cpu speed, but just acting as the
gateway is going to slow it down, maybe that is really most of your
problem.

if so, a cheapie NAT router would put all hosts on the same lan, but
you lose some flexibility in controlling the kiddies' access to the
wan. --Loren