QoS using Linux box

[Dark]

Hi Linux gurus
Here is the situation. We are using a linux box as a NAT. My friends are downloading from napster alike all the time eating the bandwidth. The major problem being my ssh packets getting stuck behind their huge mp3 packets Is there a way to reserve bandwidth for them and keep my ssh(s) fast and steady? I would appreciate any detailled step by step howto
Thx

 

[Dark]

Btw I would be happy if I can do that by IP addresses...

 

[MGMorden]

Bump for the man. Can't help you here but I feel for ya (though if you can convince them to use Lopster, a Linux napster clone, I know you can reduce the maximum available bandwidth it will use for downloading. that's kind of a volunatry solution though).

 

[Dark]

MGmorden: Thx mate but that won't work because it would be voluntery...

 

[n0cmonkey]

Doesnt IPTables do some QoS?

EDIT: looking through OpenBSD archives, altq may be what you need.

 

[n0cmonkey]

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=98390952927730&w=2

Thats a quick link that mentions QoS. Might help give you an idea of what to look for.

 

[rewap]

Take a look at the advanced routing howto, iproute2. If it's just a small network, take a look at CBQ, that's what I use on my network.

 

[Dark]

I have looked through ALTQ but our network card areen't supported (Netgear).

 

[Dark]

Rewap: could u provide an example or howto?

 

[rewap]

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http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routing-HOWTO-9.html