On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Kahlil Erwin Talledo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: >>> I had forgotten that dummynet can be used with pf. Maybe i should start this >>> with a new subject but it is directly related in that I need bandwidth >>> control again that I don´t have since changing to pf. >>> >>> o- What needs to be patched/done to make them work together >>> on Current and Releng? >>> o- Are you happier with the combination of dummynet with pf >>> than with IPFW? >>> >>> DummyNet was one of the reasons that I was slow to leave IPFW. >>> >>> Thanks and I am really not trying to hijack this thread, be glad to start a >>> new one. >> >> so you actually can use DummyNet w/ pf to limit bandwidth per ip? >> >> is there anyway to say.. ip address x must be used with MAC Address y >> then follow the per ip bandwidth limit >> if not then drop all traffic in and out? > > you have to remember that mac is layer two and it can be easily spoofed. > so doing it that way might not be the best thing to do it. that's just > my two cents though.
you are absolutely right, after thinking about it a bit more, the right idea would be to somehow limit bandwidth per ip or group of ip's(several bound to the same interface) any ideas? Sam Fourman Jr. Fourman Networks _______________________________________________ freebsd-pf@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-pf To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
