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Application Layer Packet Shaping on Linux

Posted by michael on from the bofh-made-easy dept.

sommere writes "We have added application layer (layer-7) filtering to Linux. That means that you can set up your linux-router/linux-switch to prioritize mail over the web over kazaa or gnutella regardless of what port each program is using. Colleges have been paying thousands of dollars for packet shapers to prioritize their networks, now you can do it for free. Get your kernel patch at l7-filter.sourceforge.net."

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  1. Re:New type of linux distro? (again) by bryanzera · · Score: 0, Troll

    >No Learning, no configuring, just advantages.

    The people smart enough to think this way have already purchased macs.

  2. Protection against Slashdotting! by Kwiik · · Score: 0, Troll

    Vital services can still get in while your webserver remains overloaded.

    Why are we advertising this? We're ruining the basis of our whole community!

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