[LARTC] linux/tc vs packetshaper

[Joakim Recht god@cs.auc.dk]

<PRE>Hi

I was wondering how a Linuxbox running iproute2 and tc to do bandwidth 
control on a 20 mbit internet connection compares? A Packeteer 
PacketShaper 4500 costs about $20,000, and a Linuxbox can be set up for 
much less, but can it be used for a network with some 1000 users without 
too much trouble?
Following that question, how is the latency affected by a Linux router? 
The PacketShaper should add no more than 50 msec pr packet, how does 
Linux compare to this?

If someone has experience with a machine connected to an 
internetconnection with the same bandwidth, I would like to hear about 
it very much.

Now, I realize that the Packeteer thing is much easier to configure, and 
also provides some pretty extensive statistical information, but that is 
not necessary for me.

yours,

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