Network traffic shaping
 

I am Anurag Singh.I have done MCA and CCNA right now i am working as a network administrator in a college. The problem is this the server which is placed in college is Linux (Fedora 9).So i dont have idea about Linux Server so please help me please if you can.

My first problem is how to change IP address in linux using command line because GUI mode is not working is there any body to help me out please.

My second problem is i want to learn Linux as soon as posible.

My third and major problem is that i have to do some scripting work because in my college there are 8 hostel in which i have to define bandwidth management like i am using 13 MBPS so i have to distribute it 8mbps(9am - 5pm) to hostel and 5mbps to other segment and total 12Mbps to hostel after 5pm to 9am and 1Mbps to other segment so please help me please.

Use setup or neat-tui to change IP address. And then run service network restart.

There are no shortcuts, I would recommend you to first go for RHCT course and RHCE.


I have not much idea about this, but I do not think scripting would help you in achieving this.

Hi,

Your First Problem's Solution:

Your Second Problem's Solution:
To learn Linux follow this links(read it )as soon as possible.The more fast you read and practice,the fast you will learn.Its in you hand:

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com

http://tldp.org/LDP/sag/sag.pdf

http://www.centos.org/docs/4/pdf/rhel-sag-en.pdf

Your Third Problem's Solution:

Configure squid for web caching and bandwidth throttling!

Follow links:
http://www.howtoforge.org/squid-dela...dth-management

http://knowlinux.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-squid.html

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO...ing-HOWTO.html

Note:Configure squid in transparent mode.Also you need to make following changes in squid.conf for time based internet services:
How can I allow some clients to use the cache at specific times?

Let's say you have two workstations that should only be allowed access to the Internet during working hours (8:30 - 17:30). You can use something like this:

Allow some users to use the cache at specific times?
Refer this links:

http://nxlinuxadmin.blogspot.com/201...ed-access.html
http://www.deckle.co.za/squid-users-...trol_Operators

The third could be traffic control?

A good place to start there is:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/...WTO/index.html

Be warned, that subject is kind of a bugger.

first problem
Fedora 9 is and has BEEN DEAD for a very long time

there have been NO SECURITY UPDATES no bug fixes and NO NEW SOFTWARE for over a year

fedora is a research and develpoment / testing distro and has NO business on a server
unless YOU LIKE to reformat and install the next new version EVERY 6 MONTHS
that is A LOT of down time for a server !!!
DO NOT use fedora on a server !!!

the current is 13 and fedora 14 will be out in a few weeks
you are allready 4 to 5 versions OUT OF DATE

please do the rest of the net a very big security favor and install a SUPPORTED long life distro
CentOS would be a good choice

Linux Enterprise distro is also a good choice if ever you want to migrate your linux box server.

anuragmaddi, in future, please use thread titles that say something about your question/problem, as you're told to when you post a thread (and you're also told that titles like "Help me" are bad).