[SOLVED] tc and traffic shaping problem

[mese79]

Hi
I'm using fedora 17 x86_64 and i want to limit my bandwidth speed in my office network.
It seems the easiest way is to install and use 'trickle', but it doesn't really affect bandwidth speed.
After some searching i found some bash scripts to do it via 'tc' command. but none of them work for me. i'v got error at the start point. when i try these commands:

tc qdisc del dev eth1 root
or
tc qdisc add dev eth1 root handle 1: cbq avpkt 1000 bandwidth 10mbit

Error:
RTNETLINK answers: No such file or directory

I googled for this error and i think it's related with kernel and loaded modules. see here:
missing-ingress-qdisc.html
Well, i stuck at this error and i don't know what to do?!
Should i need recompile kernel? which are the necessary modules for traffic shaping works and how could i load them?
Thanks.

[Dutchy]

In F16 it works for me.
You could try if my script works for you (since using the command manually is rather difficult):

PHP Code:

#!/bin/bash
#
# tc-bandwidth-limit    Limits the bandwidth of the configured interface
#
# chkconfig: 345 95 05
#
# description:  Limits the bandwidth of the configured interface

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: tc-bandwidth-limit
# Default-Start: 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Required-Start:
### END INIT INFO

##
# original source :http://atmail.com/kb/2009/throttling-bandwidth/
#  tc uses the following units when passed as a parameter.
#  kbps: Kilobytes per second
#  mbps: Megabytes per second
#  kbit: Kilobits per second
#  mbit: Megabits per second
#  bps: Bytes per second
#       Amounts of data can be specified in:
#       kb or k: Kilobytes
#       mb or m: Megabytes
#       mbit: Megabits
#       kbit: Kilobits
#  To get the byte figure from bits, divide the number by 8 bit
##
# Name of the traffic control command.
TC=/sbin/tc

# The network interface we're planning on limiting bandwidth.
IF=eth0             # Interface

# Download limit (in mega bits)
DNLD=3mbps          # DOWNLOAD Limit

# Upload limit (in mega bits)
UPLD=3mbps          # UPLOAD Limit

# IP address of the machine we are controlling
IP=216.3.128.12     # Host IP

# Filter options for limiting the intended interface.
U32="$TC filter add dev $IF protocol ip parent 1:0 prio 1 u32"

start() {

# We'll use Hierarchical Token Bucket (HTB) to shape bandwidth.
# For detailed configuration options, please consult Linux man
# page.

$TC qdisc add dev $IF root handle 1: htb default 30
$TC class add dev $IF parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate $DNLD
$TC class add dev $IF parent 1: classid 1:2 htb rate $UPLD
$U32 match ip dst $IP/32 flowid 1:1
$U32 match ip src $IP/32 flowid 1:2

# The first line creates the root qdisc, and the next two lines
# create two child qdisc that are to be used to shape download
# and upload bandwidth.
#
# The 4th and 5th line creates the filter to match the interface.
# The 'dst' IP address is used to limit download speed, and the
# 'src' IP address is used to limit upload speed.

}

stop() {

# Stop the bandwidth shaping.
$TC qdisc del dev $IF root

}

restart() {

# Self-explanatory.
stop
sleep 1
start

}

show() {

# Display status of traffic control status.
$TC -s qdisc ls dev $IF

}

case "$1" in

start)

echo -n "Starting bandwidth shaping: "
start
echo "done"
;;

stop)

echo -n "Stopping bandwidth shaping: "
stop
echo "done"
;;

restart)

echo -n "Restarting bandwidth shaping: "
restart
echo "done"
;;

show)

echo "Bandwidth shaping status for $IF:"
show
echo ""
;;

*)

pwd=$(pwd)
echo "Usage: tc.bash {start|stop|restart|show}"
;;

esac
exit 0 


Adjust the variables to your environment and likes, then put it in /etc/rc.d./init.d and ensure the permissions are 755.
Then use systemctl enable tc-bandwidth-limit.service && systemctl start tc-bandwidth-limit.service to test if it works.

[mese79]

Thanks, but i tried this before with no success
Here is some output:

#tc -s qdisc ls dev eth0
 qdisc pfifo_fast 0: root refcnt 2 bands 3 priomap  1 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Sent 143903 bytes 1165 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 0 requeues 0) 
 backlog 0b 0p requeues 0

And result of above script :

Starting bandwidth shaping: RTNETLINK answers: No such file or directory
RTNETLINK answers: No such file or directory
RTNETLINK answers: No such file or directory
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
We have an error talking to the kernel
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
We have an error talking to the kernel
done

I think something changed in f17 kernel.
Is there anybody have this problem on f17 too?

[Dutchy]

You are right, this command doesn't seem to work on Fedora 17 anymore.
I'm fairly sure that it was working before on a 3.4 kernel and Fedora 16 but after I upgraded it doesn't.
I suspect the move to /usr to be the one that's to blame for this.

One other way that you could limit your bandwidth with is to lower the TCP buffers.
e.g. the following commands will limit your speed to about 30 ~ 25 MByte:

PHP Code:

$ sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="4096 8192 16384"
$ sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="4096 8192 16384" 


Information:
http://www.psc.edu/index.php/network...tcp-tune#Linux
http://www.linuxdict.com/2011-02-net...cp-udp-tuning/

[mindlike]

Try 'yum install kernel-modules-extra' then reload tc rules. They moved some tc stuff out of kernel and into an kernel 'extra' rpm.

[george_toolan]

Also the name of the eth0 interface has changed ;-)

ifconfig

[mese79]

Originally Posted by mindlike

Try 'yum install kernel-modules-extra' then reload tc rules. They moved some tc stuff out of kernel and into an kernel 'extra' rpm.

I almost have been gave up!
But this saves me.
Thanks