Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 16:05:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ppp bundle.c cbcp.c chap.c command.c fsm.c hdlc.h ip.c ipcp.c ipcp.h link.c link.h lqr.c mp.c pap.c ppp.8 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909041603340.14497-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <199909040958.KAA69820@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Brian Somers wrote: > > Why not use the IP TOS field? > > Packets already go into the priority queue if ip_tos is > IPTOS_LOWDELAY. In fact, I'm considering making 4 queues so that > having a priority port and IPTOS_LOWDELAY prioritises the packet over > packets that have only one of these characteristics. I realize that all the traffic that you've classified as priority probably doesn't have any TOS bits set. I see a small extension to IPFW as the solution here. It makes setup a little more involved but it reduces the amount of specialized code in ppp. -- | Matthew N. Dodd | '78 Datsun 280Z | '75 Volvo 164E | FreeBSD/NetBSD | | winter@jurai.net | 2 x '84 Volvo 245DL | ix86,sparc,pmax | | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | This Space For Rent | ISO8802.5 4ever | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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