tcpnice (8) - Linux Manuals

NAME

tcpnice - slow down TCP connections on a LAN

SYNOPSIS

tcpnice [-A] [-I] [-M] [-i interface] expression

DESCRIPTION

tcpnice slows down specified TCP connections on a LAN via "active" traffic shaping.

OPTIONS

-A

Inject TCP tiny window advertisements.

-I

Inject ICMP source quench replies.

-M

Inject ICMP fragmentation-needed replies with tiny next-hop MTUs.

-i interface

Specify the interface to listen on.

expression

Specify a tcpdump(8) filter expression to select the connections to slow down.

If no attack type is given, all attacks will be enabled.

AUTHOR

Dug Song <dugsong [at] monkey.org>