Re: [cobalt-users] Ethernet port speed..

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce.timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

Dave Braford wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to "throttle" connection speed on
> the ethernet ports of Cobalt products ?
> 
> Either by IP address or overall ?
> 
> I would like to add an additional ip address
> 
> eth0:0 or such.....
> 
> and slow it to 56K modem speed for site
> testing purposes. Am I barking up the wrong tree ?
> Is there another way of accomplishing this ?
> 
> Any help/thoughts would be great.

It's built-in functionality on the RaQs already, known as "bandwidth
management".  It's a kernel module/add-on we put in which allows you to
set, in kilobits per second, the traffic rate for _all_ TCP/IP traffic
for a given IP address. Find it in the Control Panel section of the RaQ
Admin UI.

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Bruce Timberlake
Technology Engineer
Sun Cobalt Server Appliances
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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