[H-GEN] Network load calcs

Rob Kearey r.kearey at mailbox.uq.edu.au
Fri Jun 25 00:20:05 EDT 1999


(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Rob Kearey <r.kearey at mailbox.uq.edu.au>)

Michael Anthon wrote:

> Nup, been into this just recently.  There is no way you can control incoming
> data (assuming you have no access the equipment at the other end of course
> (unless you have a nice ISP that will make the changes for you)).  The
> priority is a pretty low level function and is controlled by the 2 TOS bits
> in the packet.  Until the packet reaches you machine, you can not do
> anything to affect it.

What about the QoS stuff in the 2.2 kernel? Or is this something
different altogether? Off the top of my head, that sounds like the place
to look.

> Michael A.

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Robert Kearey           Network Services        
ITS                     University of Queensland
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