On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 10:49, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > At 10:49 AM 7/9/2004, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > Since I really want to understand this better > > > I'll likely take a couple of weeks to play with it > > > > > > >Ahh.. Shoot. Oh well. I understand. > > The problem is that I'm leaving Sunday for one week's vacation, and I > really don't want to introduce any new factors to the building's firewall > before I leave. I will also likely be out of touch (both phone and email) > for the entire week, so very low odds that I can follow along on any > discussions. er.. I think the only one who's actually interested in understanding what I'm trying to do is _you_. > > >integrate Wondershaper into it. So, you'll get the nice ACKS and TOS for > >interactive traffic.) > > > >I'm not sure if I can do it, but maybe, I want to integrate RED/GRED > >algorithm into the script and maybe that will get you better Inbound > >Traffic control as well. > > I suggest you create several versions. First keep the very simple one and > maybe improve/optimize it. Then create a slightly more complex one with > Wondershaper integrated, and improve/optimize that one. Finally, create a > third with RED/GRED integrated. Having all three versions will allow your > HOWTO to offer users a choice of power/complexity vs. ease of use, and > evolving from simple to complex will also make it easier for you to debug > everything. Wow. Didn't think about that. I'm leaning against something more integrated but yeah.. I understand what you mean. I see how things go. I'm gonna try installing Linux on an external USB case this weekend. Got a pal to loan me his external case. (mine didn't work for some reason) > > > on a toy firewall before I hit my production box with it. > >Man.. I wish I was you and have a couple of machines to play around wit. > > Find friends who are getting rid of very old boxes. I'm trying to get some too. Not much luck though. Can I find some of _those_ friends here?? :-) -- Ow Mun Heng Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.7-2.jul1-interactive Neuromancer 11:12:45 up 2:19, 3 users, load average: 1.24, 1.63, 1.46
