Re: Traffic shaping with a box OBSD with only Layer 2

[jared r r spiegel <jrrs_(_at_)_ice-nine_(_dot_)_org>]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 07:59:00AM +0200, Alessandro Coppelli wrote:
> Hi to all.
> 
> Question :
> 
>      Is it possible to make a bridge with box OBSD  that it to do traffic 
> shaping ?
> 
>     In the 6.9 FAQ tthere is a "Filtering on a bridge", but there is the 
> possibility of
> 
>     "Traffic shaping on a bridge" ? ( only traffic shaping )

  it might end up doing the actual filtering decisions above layer2, but you 
  can use tags in your bridge config based on whatever criteria you
  choose, and then create a pf.conf who does nothing other than 
  act on tagged packets, queueing however you wish.

  jared

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