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Re: best traffic shaper solution for modem line?



> On Thursday 05 December 2002 16:39, debian@computerdatasafe.com.au wrote:
> > fsblk@aurora.uaf.edu said:
> > >  I have only a dial up connection (stone age, I know).  I notice there
> > > a number of traffic shaper/QoS solutions around now and I am wondering
> > > if anyone has an opinion which is the best.  I want the usual things,
> > > in this order: 
> > 
> > What are you trying to achieve? To give preference to some incoming traffic 
> > over other?
> > 
> > If so, tough. You can only shape outgoing traffic. Think about it.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Ahhh, surely it would be possible to manipulate the tcp sliding window to 
> cause incomming traffice to be slowed down somewhat. Not sure if any 
> solutions do this but there IS flowcontrol in tcp! Would require modification 
> to the IP stack though!

How do you propose to stop the other bloke from sending it?

Shaping must be done by the sender.



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