Hi everybody, Thanks to Ray andWilliams. I'm little bit busy at the moment and will try this and respond to the list. Thanks.
Sudhir ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Olszewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: Limiting download with Squid > At 03:16 PM 5/11/2004 +0530, Sudhir Barwal wrote: > >Hi everybody, > >I have the following config : > >Linux : RedHat 8.0 > >Squid : 2.5STABLE1 > >The above system is working as a proxy server for all the local LAN clients. > >The problem : > > > >My ISP is allowing the total download say 1GB per month. If the download is > >exceded that limit they are charging extra money for that. > > > >My Question : > > > >Is there a way so that I can restrict the client to say > >10 Mb for 1 group > >50 Mb for another group > >and so on.. > >I want this restriction on IP basis( e.g. say for 192.168.50.1 to > >192.168.50.50 should be allowed to download 10Mb and after that they should > >get the message ...something like ..."your download limit is over for the > >current month" or simply they should not be allowed to download anything > >beyond that limit, the same is true for other clients also and for > >192.168.50.55 to 192.168.50.90 permissible limit should be 50Mb) > > > >I have looked into the "Delay pool" option of Squid but that will be > >applicable to all the users.(Since there are some executives for whom I have > >to allow unlimited download, I know that they are not downloading much, and > >just surfing the net for 1-2 hours etc.) > > > >Please guide me to the right pointers. > > You appear to be looking in the right place. > > I have not actually done this myself, but as I read the docs, it is > possible to set up multiple delay pools and apply them to different users > (that is, IP addresses or address ranges). See > http://quark.humbug.org.au/publications/squid/aclsquid.html for an intro to > this approach ... the page indicates that the issue is an important one in > Australia. The spec includes providing for a delay pool with unlimited > access, which would seem to be what you want for your VIP users. > > Delay pools themselves do not do *quite* what you want overall, but their > function may be close enough to serve your actual needs. > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
