ideal ipfw traffic shaping rules for small DSL net

[Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg]

Kenji M wrote:

> Hello network gurus,
> I'm looking for a good baseline ipfw shaping policy configuration for
> people who are using small upstream DSL bandwidth.  I have 3Mbit 
> downstream and 768K upstream and I use a ipf for natting and ipfw 
> with dummynet to do traffic shaping.  Considering a 750KB upstream
> pipe, what size queues would be the most beneficial to balance 
> http, ssh, and other chat protocols sitting behind the natted firewall?
> 
> I'm looking for some sample configurations to study.
> 
> Any pointers appreciated!
> 
> -Kenji
> 
> 

http://bsdvault.net/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=116 should get 
you started.
Its a bit messy, but Im sure you can use it as a sample 
configuration and tweak it to fit your needs.

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R