From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Cameron Kerr Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:12:18 +0000 Subject: [LARTC] Hardware reqs for 10Mbps forwarding and shaping. Message-Id: List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: lartc@vger.kernel.org Greetings. Environment: 50ish client PCs running Windows XP 10Mbps internet connection Primary application is internet gaming and some web browsing. I would like to create a Linux based solution which would provide network monitoring services, and traffic shaping to prioritise interactive traffic. What kind of hardware would I need to use to be able to forward at 10Mbps, with low latency? Has anyone done such a demanding chore with LARTC? Ideally I'd like to use a bridged solution, so if it screws up, the user can simply unplug the cables, and join then with a cable joiner. Is this just asking for trouble? I know I would have to use 2.5.47???, which I'm not really familiar with, how stable is 2.5 ATM? I also have a query about scheduling. I'm thinking that it would be unwise to use things like preemptive scheduling, since that's more for user-space apps, not kernel ops. Am I right in thinking this? Many thanks. I'm trying out LARTC with an old 4/66, but installing takes bloody ages (Debian) -- Cameron Kerr Email: cameron.kerr@paradise.net.nz Website: http://nzgeeks.org/cameron/ _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/