netdev - Re: traffic shaping with NAT: IFB as IMQ replacement?

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Date:	Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:08:00 +0200
From:	"Gerd v. Egidy" <gerd@...dy.de>
To:	hadi@...erus.ca
Cc:	Jens Thiele <karme@...lios.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linuximq@...oogroups.com
Subject: Re: traffic shaping with NAT: IFB as IMQ replacement?

Hi,

> > Linux router:
> > - does NAT for the LANs
> > - runs local processes communicating with the WAN/Internet
>
> I understand this requirement; unfortunately when i polled for features
> majority of people who emailed back were asking for the other things.
> I have changed my opinion a little since last time because the
> netfilter/contracking code now does netlink. I believe this could all be
> achieved in user space. Infact i have started writting some code - the

I'm also interested in shaping NAT. Would you mind telling us what you have in 
mind with your userspace code? Do you plan something like

tun -> your userspace code -> tun
             ^
             | (netlink)
             v
          conntrack

Kind regards,

Gerd
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