Using ALTQ without PF in FreeBSD

[Jille Timmermans]

Hello,


Diego Salvador wrote:
> To Whom It May Concerned:
> 
> Hi! Is it possible to use ALTQ in FreeBSD without PF?
I know it is possibly to use ALTQ with IPFW (another firewall),
> Because what I want to achieve is to build a QoS system/machine in a Diffserv or Intserv network 
> without firewall. It seems like ALTQ is tightly coupled with PF.
But not whether you can use it entirely without any firewall.
> I have read this
> http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/altq.html that ALTQ integration in FreeBSD 
> is in PF-Mode not in COMPAT Mode? Can someone elaborate the difference
> between these types of modes? The info describes FreeBSD-5, Is it still 
> affecting FreeBSD-6.2/6.3 and FreeBSD-7.0 releases? In NetBSD, ALTQ 
> can be used without PF or other means of firewall.

Can't you enable PF, add some firewall rules that passes on all data,
and apply the altq's ?
afaik pf should not screw up your packets (if you leave all other stuff 
behind)

-- Jille
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> Diego Salvador
> 
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