[LARTC] bandwidth limiting per ip/user

[David McNab]

try pyshaper - http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/pyshaper

Very easy yet very versatile


Josh Beagley wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> 
> I have searched and read many other mailing list posts/usenet 
> posts etc, however seem unable to find a direct answer for my 
> problem....
> 
> I have a 2Mbit link network, and was wanting to limit 20 ip 
> addresses, in the range x.x.x.20 to x.x.x.40 to downloading 
> at 40Kb/sec.
> 
> I setup cbq with cbqinit on there, and tried having 2 class 
> files, one for external and internal interface, and limiting 
> the rate to 400Kbit and the weight to 40, and having a 
> RULE=IP for each ip address...., however the machines seem to 
> be sharing bandwidth, eg if to start downloading they get 
> roughly 25 between them.
> 
> I am unable to modify any iptables rules, why that is so is 
> not relevant, however I simply do not have the ability to 
> play with marking, and need an alternative such as 
> rshaper/cbq/wondershaper
> 
> I am currently trying to get rshaper working, and am 
> wondering if that will work out to be a better solution...eg 
> will it work as I am expecting if I use rshaperctl to add a 
> rule for each ip?
> 
> Otherwise, what other tools/suggestions could be advised?
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Josh
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David

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