Cheers
Phil
No I don't have anything to do with Emerging Technologies.
> ----------
> From: Charles Scott[SMTP:cscott@freeway.net]
> Sent: 28 August 1997 15:15
> To: Gary
> Cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: Allocate bandwidth
>
>
> Gary:
> That's funny, I told Packeteer the same thing, the Packetshaper
> costs
> way too much. They returned with a comment that they were looking at a
>
> lower end unit, but that thing is already only a dual 10BastT unit
> with
> pretty basic functionality. Considering that you can take an old
> system
> that's going out of service, like a P75 or some such thing, load Linux
>
> and some bandwidth limiting software on it and have the same thing as
> a
> Packetshaper that can also do other services (like routing, seconday
> DNS
> or something), why would you spend the 7K for the Packetshaper? for
> $2000
> you can do the same thing with a faster machine and stick a T-1 card
> right in it.
>
> Chuck Scott
>
> On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Gary wrote:
>
> > How do I restrict one of my customers to 1/4 or 1/2 of a T1? Here's
> my
> > current setup (t1-wise):
> >
> > T1 ---> Prelude CSU/DSU ---> PM2ER ---> the rest of my network
> >
> > The customer in question has his own class C. Is there a Livingston
> > product that will allow me to "chop up" my bandwidth? I'm looking
> for
> > something that will cost less than $2000.00 (USA). I've seen the
> > Packetshaper from Packeteer, and it's exactly what I want. But it
> costs
> > too much. If I bought a "real" router (sorry Livingston, you know
> what I
> > mean), could I do what I want to do?
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
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> > / http://www.hroads.net (757) 591-5300 /
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> >
> >
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