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Title: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: FNC on September 13, 2007, 11:27:27 PM
Hello Every Body.
well is there a way  Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: Ricky on September 15, 2007, 06:26:26 PM
Ofcourse.. downloading is usually files like video files , zip files, .exe files and browsing is usually html files and pictures.
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: FNC on September 16, 2007, 01:05:41 AM
Thanks ricky for ur answer, but i mean if u have a server with 2 internet connections, can u route all downloading traffice through one gateway and other traffic throught the second gateway. if yes does it work effectively . Hope you got my point and thanks in advance
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: Ricky on September 19, 2007, 07:36:20 AM
I am not that much into scripting but yes you can do same using iptables and bash scripting. Problem is that I know it is possible but can't help further.

Other way is that you can use squid to load balance your traffic.
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: FNC on October 21, 2007, 05:35:29 PM
sorry ricky maybe it is out of topic her, but it is part of the same project i am doing. is there a linux version or is there a way to develop a hotspot system on a linux distro?
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: Ricky on October 21, 2007, 05:37:07 PM
ya, you may do that
Umm.. I have seen really nice linux distro specially for hotspot purpose but no idea for doing that. May be someone else can help you.
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: FNC on October 22, 2007, 09:33:29 AM
well can u tell me what is this distro. i have used mikrotik and staros, hope u are not talking about these router os versions?
Title: Re: Distingiush between Browsing traffic and downloading?
Post by: Ricky on October 22, 2007, 07:54:55 PM
no I am not talking about those, actually had used one when I was on WIFI as internet provider. I can't recall its name but was something SSG 2000 .