From owner-freebsd-ipfw Sun Jul 21 7:29: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 364A537B400; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:29:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f130.hotmail.com [216.32.181.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F21E843E3B; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:29:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dannycarroll@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:29:04 -0700 Received: from 194.109.223.7 by lw2fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:29:04 GMT X-Originating-IP: [194.109.223.7] From: "Danny Carroll" To: questions@freeBSD.org Cc: ipfw@freeBSD.org Subject: ACK Packet traffic shaping - OR - The ADSL firewall issue.... Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 00:29:04 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jul 2002 14:29:04.0902 (UTC) FILETIME=[F734DA60:01C230C2] Sender: owner-freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Firstly, apologies for the cross post, I am not sure if this is a ipfw related topic. Secondly, pls respond directly, I am not subscribed with this address. OK. The problem as I understand it, is that when you are uploading lots on the ADSL connection, it will limit the DL speed and vice versa. This is because there is little room left in the available bandwith for the ACK packets of a data xfer. The question is, can the traffic be shaped in such a way as to give priority to these types of packets? Or, limit the UP/Down speed of an individual IP address so that at least they are the only ones affected? -D _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ipfw" in the body of the message