[Linux-users] Linux Tools for Internet Monitoring?

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 06:22 -0500, David Bandel wrote:
>  You can quickly identify who your problem children
> are, but it requires a knowledge of tcpdump and its syntax.
> 
> The only way to really help the situation, though, is to set up a
> machine that monitors and clamps "abusive" traffic (or with a lot of
> normal traffic, prioritizes interactive traffic) automagically.  If
> you are very experienced with Linux, you can do this yourself,
> otherwise I suggest looking at something like the "Bandwidth
> Arbitrator".
> 
> The problem is only going to get worse, not better.

Back in the day, a bunch of us old hairy BBS Sysops banded together in
defense of our local BBS's from a couple of local yokels who insisted on
cursing and threatening polite society on our boards. Amazing what a
stun-gun will do to a modem in the dead of the night when properly
applied to the outdoor telco box. <evil cackles> 

We were the original Tele-Ban. <runs and ducks> Ric