Installing on FreeBSD 5.2.1

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cvsup  stable-supfile

*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_3

Do we still need to put these into the kernel config  and compile ?

options         ALTQ
options         ALTQ_CBQ        # Class Bases Queueing
options         ALTQ_RED        # Random Early Drop
options         ALTQ_RIO        # RED In/Out
options         ALTQ_HFSC       # Hierarchical Packet Scheduler
options         ALTQ_CDNR       # Traffic conditioner
options         ALTQ_PRIQ       # Prioirity Queueing

Thanks

btb



On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:24:57 +0200, Max Laier <max at love2party.net> wrote:
> On Friday 15 October 2004 15:19, Sean Preston wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Sorry to have to ask this.  I have done a number of searches and tried to
> > figure this out but having some problems.  I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and
> > would like to use pf with the traffic shaping stuff (altq I think) and
> > everything I read says it is a part of the base from 5.2 upwards.
> 
> Where do you get that information from? ALTQ was imported June 12th 2004 into
> FreeBSD. This is quite some time after the 5.2(.1) release was cut.
> 
> > What do I need to do to install it on my system because I don't seem to have
> > it as part of my base system.
> 
> You need patches from rofug.ro which are outdated and you have to compile the
> pf port with special options etc. etc. ... All in all nothing you want to be
> near. I urge - once again - that everybody who is considering pf in
> productive use should move to RELENG_5 and get everything out of the box and
> in way better shape than possible in 5.2.1 + port (+ altq patches ...)
> 
> > Currently my supfile uses RELENG_5_2 as the tag is this the problem?  IF so
> > what should I be using.  The other thing is how stable is it as I want to
> > use the system in a production environment.
> 
> Don't go near it. Though it will work and is in productive use on quite a few
> big sites, I suggest everybody who wants to build a productive pf(+altq)
> system today to check out 5.3R ... the BETA releases are already much higher
> quality than the 5.2.1 (technologie demo) release. There are some pending
> issues, but chances are that you will never hit them - while the chance for
> hitting something bad in 5.2.1 + pf-port + altq-patches is *way* bigger!
> 
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