No, you can't rate-limit per user. Limit network access to those who need it
and install a firewall to block undesirable traffic.

"ike lozada" <ikelozada@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:aa1c193d.0403102308.61d5fed4@posting.google.com...
> hi,
>
> we need to limit bandwidth per user to 6.4kbps. Is rate limiting the
> solution?
> if we do rate limit, ideally where should we do it? Can we do it on
> the switch on a per port basis? or what if we do it on our router?, a
> consultant of ours said that if we do it on our router, bandwidth is
> still consumed so its better to have a router of ours co-located at
> the ISP and rate limit from there to not waste bandwidth... Is this
> assumption correct?
>
> How does rate limiting work anyway given this setup(s)
>
> Lan-|
> |
> |-----switch---router--------------co-located router at the ISP
> 128kbps
>
>
>
> Lan-|
> |
> |-----switch---router--------------router
> 128kbps
>
>
> Thanks for any info/advice

"Ben" <nospam@bencarbery.com> wrote in message
news:40536b1a$1@news.comindico.com.au...
> No, you can't rate-limit per user. Limit network access to those who need
it
> and install a firewall to block undesirable traffic.

1 of the new wiz - bang bits on a Cat 6500 with sup 720 is per user policing
or micro-policing.

it is intended for where you want to limit bandwidth per user overall, or
for a specific protocol

fairly expensive toy if that is all you want it for - a config is going to
start at $40k......
>
> "ike lozada" <ikelozada@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:aa1c193d.0403102308.61d5fed4@posting.google.com...
> > hi,
> >
> > we need to limit bandwidth per user to 6.4kbps. Is rate limiting the
> > solution?
> > if we do rate limit, ideally where should we do it? Can we do it on
> > the switch on a per port basis? or what if we do it on our router?, a
> > consultant of ours said that if we do it on our router, bandwidth is
> > still consumed so its better to have a router of ours co-located at
> > the ISP and rate limit from there to not waste bandwidth... Is this
> > assumption correct?
> >
> > How does rate limiting work anyway given this setup(s)
> >
> > Lan-|
> > |
> > |-----switch---router--------------co-located router at the ISP
> > 128kbps
> >
> >
> >
> > Lan-|
> > |
> > |-----switch---router--------------router
> > 128kbps
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any info/advice
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