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tc

is for “traffic control”

humanoid traffic light, hand raised as if directing traffic: packets! stop/slow down/go the other way!

make your internet slow

$ sudo tc qdisc add dev
  wlp3s0 root netem
  delay 500ms

(delay packets by 500 ms)

and fast again

$ sudo tc qdisc del dev
  wlp3s0 root netem

netem rules

netem (“network emulator”) is a part of tc that lets you:

  • drop
  • duplicate
  • delay
  • corrupt

packets. See the man page:

$ man netem

make your brother’s internet slow

Have a Linux router? You can configure tc on it to make your brother’s internet slower than yours.

google: “tc QoS” for a start.

show current tc settings

$ tc qdisc show
$ tc class show dev DEV
$ tc filter show dev DEV

panel 6

smiling stick figure with short curly hair: tc can do 10 million more things! this is just the beginning!