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Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I was wondering if there is a tool to control a user's traffic usage. I |
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> have a webhosting company, and - of course - we have to set a |
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> traffic limit, but since we don't know how much every user consumes... |
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If you're referring to traffic shaping and QOS (quality of service) |
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control, there are a few HOWTOs. Here's one that uses the iproute2 tools |
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and some other things (iptables, namely) to get the job done. It should |
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work well. I have done similar things in the past, but it's been awhile. |
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http://lartc.org/howto/ |
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This is the "uber guide" in terms of iproute2 and iptables. |
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HTH and good luck. |
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Eric Sammer |
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eric@××××××××××××.com |
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http://www.ineoconcepts.com |
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