If you need to test an iOS app’s network performance, this technique helps make the simulator perform a little more like it is out on a real mobile network. This is also helpful testing / simulating any other scenario that may involve slow WAN links, dial up connections, Satellite links, etc.
ipfw to add latency or limit bandwidth:
as root, run:
ipfw add pipe 1 ip from any to any out
ipfw add pipe 2 ip from any to any in
ipfw pipe 1 config delay 150 bw 50kbit/s
ipfw pipe 2 config delay 150 bw 200kbit/s
to reset:
ipfw flush
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