tc (Linux)
tc relates to the Linux kernel packet scheduler as iptables to netfilter. Both are user-space CLI programs that are used to configure their respective Linux kernel subsystem.tc (traffic control) is the user-space system administration utility program used to configure the Linux kernel packet scheduler. Tc is usually packaged as part of the iproute2 package.
Syntax
tc filter add dev pppoe-dsl parent 1: prio 1 protocol ip handle 202 fw flowid 1:202
See also
References
External links
- Traffic Control HOWTO Dated but still very relevant HOWTO from the Linux Documentation Project.
- Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO More up-to-date HOWTO for advanced networking topics, including traffic control
- Linux TC Notes brief note of various parts of linux traffic control. English is sometimes broken, but the information is still good.
- tc: Linux HTTP Outgoing Traffic Shaping Example use of tc for shaping tcp/80 traffic.
- Advanced Traffic Control ArchLinux wiki entry for traffic control with tc.
- tcng A proposed alternative to the regular tc program, however it appear to have stalled.