Subject: ipfw: FreeBSD -> NetBSD port [WAS: RE: dummynet: FreeBSD ->NetBSD port]
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org>
From: Nicolas Saurbier <Nicolas.Saurbier@concept04.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 02/27/2006 13:41:17
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org=20
> [mailto:tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Mike M. Volokhov
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 1:07 PM
> To: Rui Paulo
> Cc: tech-net@NetBSD.org
> Subject: Re: dummynet: FreeBSD ->NetBSD port
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> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:03:36 +0000, Rui Paulo wrote:
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> > "Nicolas Saurbier" <Nicolas.Saurbier@concept04.de> writes:
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> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > what happen to this:
> > >
> > >>>Subject: dummynet
> > >>>To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
> > >>>From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
> > >>>List: netbsd-users
> > >>>Date: 12/10/1999 17:54:31=20
> > >>>Has anyone ported the dummynet code from FreeBSD to NetBSD?
> > >>>
> > >>>		--Steve Bellovin
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> > Isn't dummynet very integrated with ipfw ? If so, I suspect one must
> > port ipfw first :-) (flame away!)

Agree on that!  So let's change "Subject:" ;-)
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> Sigh, new ALTQ API.... ;-)

Jepp, that ALTQ-thing is pretty outdated by now...
This is a real gap between NetBSD and Open/FreeBSD.
OK, by now we have pflkm that patches altq but a new API for the =
good-old
ALTQ would be a good step ahead. Is there any1 already working on this =
point?

NIC

> --
> Mishka.
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