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Show/manipulate traffic control settings. More information: https://manned.org/tc.
  • Add constant network delay to outbound packages:
    tc qdisc add dev {{eth0}} root netem delay {{delay_in_milliseconds}}ms
  • Add normal distributed network delay to outbound packages:
    tc qdisc add dev {{eth0}} root netem delay {{mean_delay_ms}}ms {{delay_std_ms}}ms
  • Add package corruption/loss/duplication to a portion of packages:
    tc qdisc add dev {{eth0}} root netem {{corruption|loss|duplication}} {{effect_percentage}}%
  • Limit bandwidth, burst rate and max latency:
    tc qdisc add dev eth0 root tbf rate {{max_bandwidth_mb}}mbit burst {{max_burst_rate_kb}}kbit latency {{max_latency_before_drop_ms}}ms
  • Show active traffic control policies:
    tc qdisc show dev {{eth0}}
  • Delete all traffic control rules:
    tc qdisc del dev {{eth0}}
  • Change traffic control rule:
    tc qdisc change dev {{eth0}} root netem {{policy}} {{policy_parameters}}

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