Re: [bwm-tools-tech] FreeBSD and BWM_tools

[Nick B. <bur...@nc...>]

If you are wanting to use a BSD you may want to look at altq, which is 
well integrated into openbsd's pf.  I use it extensively and it works 
well.  It supports cbq, hfsc, priq, etc.  I altq can be added to 
freebsd as a stand alone app but does not have the well written 
integrated controls with the packet filtering mechanisms as it does on 
openbsd.

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On May 19, 2004, at 12:35 AM, Nigel Kukard wrote:

> On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 06:09:52PM +0200, Kobe Lenjou wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>     I don't think it's possible to use bwm on a BSD system. It's too
>> iptables/netfilter dependent I think.
>
> correct, not possible without modification
>
>>
>>     Further, why would you even want to do so? BSD has it's own
>> limiting/shaping (dummynet) build into the kernel, wich is almost as 
>> feature
>> rich as bwm. (only the burst option is missing I think).
>>
>
> hrmmmm.... well... personally i would like a *bsd/Linux independant
> firewall config that i can deploy in an organizatin, not that we use
> *bsd though. :)
>
> if *bsd can do firewalling, shaping (hierarchal flows, bursting,
> queues...etc), logging & reporting... then I agree there is no real
> reason not to use the native *bsd solution.
>
> i would again personally like, if i installed a *bsd box to have a more
> standard/global solution to use... but thats just my preference.
>
> -Nigel
>