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Vista's 'Next Gen' TCP/IP Stack

Posted by Zonk on from the i-thought-i'd-just-escaped-next-gen dept.

boyko.at.netqos writes "Microsoft's new Vista TCP/IP stack might be beneficial to businesses looking to increase use of their IT infrastructure... if they did it right. Ted Romer at Network Performance Daily writes: '[Vista] now allows us to throttle outbound traffic at a client or server. For example, you can throttle the bandwidth of a particular subnet to a particular server, giving some departments more access to the servers that they need. You can even restrict outgoing bandwidth for certain peer-to-peer applications like bit torrent. This shaping can also be handy when applied to servers, allowing less bandwidth for certain users/departments, and more for others. While consumers may debate whether Vista is a worthwhile upgrade, I believe it to be important for enterprise customers who will best be able to put Vista's capabilities to their fullest potential. Of course, I'm getting it for DirectX 10 games, but that's just me.'"

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  1. Words to strike fear into any heart by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "redesigned from the ground up"

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  2. games? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, I'm getting it for DirectX 10 games, but that's just me

    Just you? Wow, those will be some disappointing sales figures.

  3. Alternatively by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny

    If that guy in accounting is spending all his time downloading movies off from bittorent, wouldn't it be better to fire him instead of shaping his packets??

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    1. Re:Alternatively by cycojesus · · Score: 5, Funny

      I am this guy AND I am the son of your boss. Ah, dilemna...

  4. Create your own reply by Giant+Ape+Skeleton · · Score: 5, Funny

    Big deal. ______ has had this in the kernel since ______.

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    1. Re:Create your own reply by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Big deal. Corn has had this in the kernel since it was a stalk.

    2. Re:Create your own reply by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Big Deal. _Kentucky_Fried_Chicken_ has had this in the Colonel since _The_Civil_War_.

  5. Re:Wondershaper by MicrosoftRepresentit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, right...because if history teaches us anything, its that Linux is easier to use then Windows.