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Date:      Sun, 27 May 2007 22:04:14 -0000
From:      deeptech71@gmail.com
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cant get the damn bandwidth limiter working
Message-ID:  <4478CCF8.7050205@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <465849C8.7000300@gmail.com>
References:  <465849C8.7000300@gmail.com>

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deeptech71@gmail.com wrote:
> pf and altq are enabled. My ISP allows 16kB/s upload and 128kB/s 
> download. I want to use half of that. What should pf.conf contain, to 
> limit my computer's upload and download speeds? I've tried:
> 
> altq sk0 cbq bandwidth 1576Kb queue { lan, upload, download }
> queue lan bandwidth 1000Kb cbq(default)
> queue upload bandwidth 64Kb cbq
> queue download bandwidth 512Kb cbq
> block in all
> pass in quick on sk0 from 192.168.0.0/16 queue lan
> pass in all on sk0 queue download
> block out all
> pass out quick on sk0 to 192.168.0.0/16 queue lan
> pass out all on sk0 queue upload
> 
> This setup gives programs like fetch the full download bandwidth, full 
> upload bandwidth, and allows LAN transfers only at 128kB/s. Removing the 
> lan queue allows the sk0 interface to run at a total of 72kB/s, that 
> would be 64kB/s download and 8kB/s download, as i need, but 1. when I'm 
> not uploading, download speed is 72kB/s; 2. when I'm not downloading, 
> upload speed is 16kB/s (ISP limit); and 3. when I'm transferring over 
> LAN, internet speed is hindered, not to mention the 72kB/s LAN speed. 
> That sucks. pf allows 1 queueset per interface. What now? Help plz? THX!
> 

Actually, I don't know why this seemed work (probably it's because others were 
downloading at the same time), now it just doesn't do anything.

Setting it to 6Kb (0.72kB/s) allows ~15kB/s. :S




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