Prashant naik wrote: > > > Hi, > Is anyone aware of a nice gui based linux tool > (freeware prefered)which could provide me with > bandwidth management and reporting tool. > I would also like to know, if it is possible to block > kazaa requests on a network on per user (or per > machine) bases???
Thats a tough call.. you could do it using iptables and some clever matching rules. I have QoS set up on my network at home where all outbound packets get classified into 3 categories.. All SSH, dns, OpenVPN, http, msn, irc and dcc packets are 1 All ICMP and ftp packets are 2 All Acks and udp packets are 3 All the rest (which would be both gnutella and torrent) are 4 Each bucket has a minimum reserved bandwidth except 4 which can be choked down to nothing of required. This allows me to saturate my outbound connection while still being able to VOIP, download effectively (as Acks are passed with priority) and remote access my machine. If you got clever with your mangling rules you could possibly detect and throttle from individual clients, but I'd suspect it would be more best guess than something positively effective. I'd start by creating a whitelist of services that are given priority, and then just shut down the bandwidth on selected clients outside that whitelist. As for gui tools.. vim is about as gui as I get, so I can't really help there I'm afraid. QoS does rock once it's properly configured though.. it appears black magic at first, but once you wrap your head around it, it all begins to make sense and then it's just logic. As for reporting.. mrtg is about as fancy as I get.. simple and effective though Brad -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dubailug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
