tc (Linux)
Linux user-space utility program
tc is the user-space system administration utility program used to configure the Linux kernel packet scheduler. tc is usually packaged as part of the iproute2 package.
Tc (Linux)


tc relates to the Linux kernel packet scheduler as iptables to netfilter. Both are user-space CLI programs that are used to configure their respective Linux kernel subsystem.tc (traffic control) is the user-space system administration utility program used to configure the Linux kernel packet scheduler.[1][2] tc is usually packaged as part of the iproute2 package.[3]
Syntax
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tc filter add dev pppoe-dsl parent 1: prio 1 protocol ip handle 202 fw flowid 1:202
See also
References
External links
- Traffic Control HOWTO Dated but still very relevant HOWTO from the Linux Documentation Project.
- Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO More up-to-date HOWTO for advanced networking topics, including traffic control
- Linux TC Notes brief note of various parts of linux traffic control. English is sometimes broken, but the information is still good.
- tc: Linux HTTP Outgoing Traffic Shaping Example use of tc for shaping tcp/80 traffic.
- Advanced Traffic Control ArchLinux wiki entry for traffic control with tc.
- tcng A proposed alternative to the regular tc program, however it appear to have stalled.