Traffic control

[jcg]

Hi

Does anybody know if I can control the traffic in a LAN with a 2511?

I have a mail server in my LAN and I want to limit the bandwidth it uses.

thanks

 

[StarTAC]

i don't think rate-limiting is supported on teh 2500 series chassis.. i know it work on the 2600 and 3600, and probably even higher series routers... but i doubt the feature is available on low-end routers.. u may have to either upgrade your stock or install a bandwidth manager..

good luck..

 

[tschouten]

Rate-limitting is supported in all routers as long as you have version (want to say 11.3) but suggest 12.0 or higher.

 

[rburke]

Yes, you can rate-limit off of the MAC address of a machine, which is useful in DHCP envirmonemnts. Or you can rate-limit by Ip address(s), or just rate-limit an entire interface. I've used it on my 2514 at home with IOS version 12.2.1.

Burke

 

[jcg]

Ok

On the other hand, I've been told that you can do it with only one interface.

I mean that if I have a mail server ( for example ) in my LAN, I can limit the bandwidth it uses with an access list, and no need to have two ethernet interfaces.

Is this correct?

 

[dictator88]

ok, since this was brought up, on the cisco 2600, how do you limit a IP's up/down bandwidth. I can't seem to find any reference to it on a access-list. What I have found is completely outside of what I am used to. If there is some basic commands for serial/ethernet what are they, and if its just a matter of lines in a access list, what is a example. I just need something to start with. Helps the R&D/learning curve time line.