[mythtv-users] I want a slower network, at least, temporarily

[Jaz Singh]

> On Tue, June 10, 2008 8:56 am, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 04:41:08PM +0200, belcampo wrote:
>>> >> Strange question isn't it, everyone seeking for speed.
>>> >> For testing a parallel-filesystem, like 3 PC's in a RAID-0 configuration
>>> >> over ethernet, I would like to limit the network-speed to what is here,
>>> >> in the Netherlands, available as upload-speed with ADSL being 1Mb.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've seen eththool instructions, but that way I can only go as low as
>>> >> 10Mb.
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyone any idea how to do this ?
>> >
>> > You might want to look at a thing called iprelay.
>> >
>> > (I gather there are two similar things with the same name...)
>
> Way OT, but ISTR that iptables and something else (tc? tcroute? something
> or other) allows for the construction of specific bandwidth allotment on
> an interface.  Google for traffic+shaping+iptables and that should get you
> a couple of dozen HOWTOs.
>
> --Yan
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:04:02 -0700 (PDT)


Wanem is a bootable CD to emulate the WAN.  You boot a separate box with the disk and then route your packets through that Wanem box.
The instructions are pretty clear, and it works quite well and is very easy to use.
http://wanem.sourceforge.net/



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