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I can throttle my connection but not internet sharing?

I want to simulate different bandwidth/latency settings on different mobile devices for testing purposes. I want to set up my computer as an access point using Internet Sharing, and have the connection that goes through my computer throttled. These steps are simple enough. I can set up the internet sharing, and I can throttle the connection on my computer using Charles Proxy. The problem is that this limited connectivity I have set up does not transfer to the internet sharing, it's just bypassed. If I have a broadband connection to my computer, for example, and thottle it to simulate the EDGE network, the EDGE network is what I get when I browse on my computer, but it's not what I get on the mobile devices the computer is sharing to; they get the full broadband connection.


Is there a way around this?

Posted on Nov 7, 2012 10:26 PM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2012 4:26 AM

Xcode V4.1 and at least some later versions includes a Network Link Conditioner tool, which can be used to select and simulate network latency, packet loss and related errors.


With older OS X releases, ipfw (deprecated) can be used.


And FreeBSD and similar boxes (via ipfw) can be used.


Here is a related StackOverflow discussion.


And SLAC has a gonzo list of networking tools.

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Nov 8, 2012 4:26 AM in response to VictryRos

Xcode V4.1 and at least some later versions includes a Network Link Conditioner tool, which can be used to select and simulate network latency, packet loss and related errors.


With older OS X releases, ipfw (deprecated) can be used.


And FreeBSD and similar boxes (via ipfw) can be used.


Here is a related StackOverflow discussion.


And SLAC has a gonzo list of networking tools.

Nov 8, 2012 9:40 AM in response to MrHoffman

Thanks, I do know about the Network Link Conditioning Tool, but it seems buggy. I've tried it on my computer and it basically has no effect. There isn't much information out there about using and troubleshooting it, but I saw something about the re-installing the prefpane (which I don't quite understand or know how to do), and/or restarting the computer.


Besides, I don't think that really resolves the issue. Even if the Network Link Conditioner did work, I would wager it would only function on just the computer, and not carry over to the Internet Sharing.

I can throttle my connection but not internet sharing?

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