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updated lfs-book (7.3 -> 8.4)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Tue Mar 19 13:56:25 2019 +0100 (2019-03-19) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/dummynet/description.txt Tue Mar 19 13:56:25 2019 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ 1.4 +dummynet is a live network emulation tool, originally designed for testing 1.5 +networking protocols, and since then used for a variety of applications 1.6 +including bandwidth management. It simulates/enforces queue and bandwidth 1.7 +limitations, delays, packet losses, and multipath effects. It also implements 1.8 +various scheduling algorithms. dummynet can be used on the machine running the 1.9 +user's application, or on external boxes acting as routers or bridges.