1. Shaper is a traffic shaper and a packet filter for a server and for a gateway. With only limited configuration information, that are to be supplied, this script can control which and how information flow through the box.
http://www.chronox.de/tc+filter/shaper-1.3.tar.bz2
this is the download link
and then try to do more reading on this over here..
http://www.chronox.de/
2. get another server call that your test server. on this you will try out the script before taking it to the operation server.
3. Mandrake,Redhat are best for desktop and not as a server. I would like you to try out this few distro also they are linux base.
1. smoothwall coperate server 3.0 (www.smoothwall.net)
2. MandrakeSecurity Multi-Network Firewall
This software combines hot features into an easy-to-use product:
- Firewall
- Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Intrusion Detection
- Traffic Management functions
Through a secure Web interface which utilizes finely-tuned wizards, network administrators can easily build a network, define access rules, filter and monitor Internet content, and perform administration tasks.
I think u should let me know what you feel after all this ok