Traffic shaper changes [90% completed, please send money to complete bounty]

eri-- · Feb 19, 2008, 7:20 AM

Hi,
we've spent a lot of time looking at traffic shaping, and really like the approach of bandwidthabitrator.net, which is to…
... do nothing until pipe is 85% full (user specifiable)
... if > 85% then clamp specific connections that have the highest bytes transferred and longest connection time. (Clamp as in introduce some latency to slow 'em down). This happens pretty quickly and then the process is repeated...
Advantages:
* super easy to set up
* gets the pesky p2p stuff even if on port 80
* allows all users to get lots of bandwidth without the risk of them bogging down other users when it's busy.

pftop already does all the stats for finding the offending connections, it just needs a clever head to work out how to slow down those particular connections.

I realize this is significantly different to existing traffic shaper work, so please make a new thread if approp. We'll donate US$500 up front if someone takes this up.
Thanks,
Craig

I think the new shaper is superior than this.
Not currently, but for 1.3 will be ready a discipline that does that but better in many ways.

You can do such configuration and people seem pretty happy with it(HFSC). Though you have to identify traffic properly.
If you want to still donate that money i will make sure that a feature to better identify traffic goes in for 1.3.
Which would allow finding P2P and other traffic on any port!

Jonb · Feb 19, 2008, 5:39 PM

Can you name and shame these ungratful people and also say how much you are short by of what the original plegdes are. thanks

heiko · Feb 19, 2008, 7:57 PM

Sorry,
for me!!! "name and shame" is also a bad style.

It is here a pillory? To educate people here is pointless, only the changes of the bounty-system is an option, but this is only my opinion!

Greetings
Heiko

heiko · Feb 19, 2008, 8:04 PM

Hello eri,

1600 $ done! to paypal@chrisbuechler.com

Greetings
Heiko

sullrich · Feb 19, 2008, 8:19 PM

@heiko:

Hello eri,

1600 $ done! to paypal@chrisbuechler.com

Greetings
Heiko

Thanks Heiko!!! I agree, we need to make some changes to the bounty system to prevent this from ever happening again.

eri-- · Feb 20, 2008, 8:21 AM

Thank You Heiko for your support.

bogus · Feb 20, 2008, 4:22 PM

Hi all,

I hope we get some compensation for Eri– for his work.

100$ on it's way to paypal@chrisbuechler.com

Carry on this great work.

I hope to see 1.2 and this package soon.

Detlef

ridnhard19 · Feb 21, 2008, 4:07 AM

Hi, Eri– will the new shaper support the embedded version before major inclusion with 1.3? If so I'll defiantly throw-in for this. I have a couple embedded pfSense box's including a firebox with 5 ethernet ports and this would be a excellent enhancement.

eri-- · Feb 21, 2008, 8:29 AM

Yes.

eri-- · Feb 23, 2008, 11:37 AM

Here are some pictures of the new shaper just for completenes and preview.

ridnhard19 · Feb 25, 2008, 1:28 AM

Hey the screen shots look hot!

As promised earlier; $100 sent to paypal@chrisbuechler.com
Thanks for your efforts; I can't wait to get my hands on this new shaper config tool!

heiko · Feb 25, 2008, 8:04 PM

Hello Eri,

i have found another 100$. Done!

to paypal@chrisbuechler.com

Greetings
heiko

hoba · Feb 25, 2008, 8:07 PM

Thanks heiko! We really appreciate all your support! :)

eri-- · Feb 25, 2008, 8:50 PM

Heiko,

well i am out of words.

Thank you very much for your support.

I only can say that if you have a feature request i will be happy to back it.

heiko · Feb 25, 2008, 8:59 PM

Make many wizards and you make me happy… :D
Don´t mention it!
Grreetings
heiko

P.S: Ah, i forget, no invoice is needed!

heiko · Feb 26, 2008, 9:09 PM

200 $ done!

to paypal@chrisbuechler.com!

Greetings
heiko

sullrich · Feb 26, 2008, 9:39 PM

Wow, Heiko you are really stepping up to the plate to fill in where others have let us down! Thank you so much for supporting the project.

Rich · Feb 26, 2008, 10:22 PM

Is there any ETA on this? The IT administrator here has committed to me to donate to the cause, but he wants some sort of timeframe.

Thanks

mrsense · Feb 26, 2008, 10:37 PM

@sullrich:

@heiko:

Hello eri,

1600 $ done! to paypal@chrisbuechler.com

Greetings
Heiko

Thanks Heiko!!! I agree, we need to make some changes to the bounty system to prevent this from ever happening again.

Although the outcome of the project looks very impressive and (from the looks of it) worth every penny it would be improper to just blame pledges for not following though as the project was vague on the features and is taking longer to complete that many might have expected.

Anyway, as you revise bounty rules, I would suggest that there should be a way to send money to the project after the project has completed. I would be happy to send money if the particular feature does fit my needs, has no bugs (works with other packages I use) and is actively maintained.

my 2c
mr-s

jahonix · Feb 26, 2008, 10:45 PM

@mrsense:

… I would suggest that there should be a way to send money to the project after the project has completed.

Just send it to Chris Buechler's paypal address as mentioned before in this thread. That's how I just did it.
As we have seen here, paying afterwards doesn't work well. Maybe some kind of deposit would do, bit I would consider Chris' account as just this.