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.
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>
> 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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