Re: [squid-users] use squid for bandwidth limiting

MihanNIC :: Get RealTime Services wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have 4 server that used for web hosting. we have an internet
> connection that shared between these servers without any management .
> we want to manage and limit bandwidth of some of our server. I want
> to add a new server just for bandwidth management. what is the best
> bandwidth management tools in linux ?
>

Have a gander at http://lartc.org/ (specifically the section starting at
http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.qdisc.html).

> is squid useful for this purpose?

Not really. This is not what delay pools are designed for.

> can squid limit the incoming and
> outgoing traffic transparency?
>

Your upstream provider will be responsible for limiting the incoming
traffic. You can limit the outgoing.

> Please assist me.
>
> Best Regard
> Mahdi
>

Chris
Received on Tue Jun 10 2008 - 20:41:17 MDT