Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:38:38 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Lewis Thompson <lewiz@fajita.org> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pf/altq prioritisation (for ssh). Message-ID: <419E218E.4020606@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20041118190809.GA4827@fajita.org> References: <20041118190809.GA4827@fajita.org>
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Lewis Thompson wrote: > I'm pretty sure this ``works'' but I was really hoping for more. > Without the 5.3 miniinst ISO downloading a SSH connection is perfect (no > lag, just like the local machine) but as soon as I set it going it > becomes a bit laggy. Am I expecting too much to have a lag-free SSH > connection while downloading something at the same time? Any other > alternatives? You didn't mention what your connection speed was, and whether it is asymmetrical (for example, 768/128 ADSL is common). However, using ssh with compression (-C flag?) offers significant improvement for interactive use in low-bandwidth situations, such as trying to SSH and download a 200MB ISO image at the same time over a 56Kbs dialup link. :-) Also, you will probably benefit if you priorize DNS and NTP traffic as well, by adding 53 & 123 (both UDP and TCP) to the high-priority queue. -- -Chuck
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