Skype

[robertog]

Hello Guys
I need your suggest to use Skype thru Pfsense. In my office we use always Skype and often the connection isn't clean.
At moment we use just modem+router and 5 pc connected by wireless.
I would like to install pfsense but in this case I don't know how setup Pfsense for use Skype.
Someone can help me?

Thanks in advance.
bye
roberto

[doktornotor]

Hmmm? What exactly you need to set? Allow outbound LAN traffic (done by default). Set.

[robertog]

hello doktornotor,
thanks for swift reply, my question is if I have configure something in particular to use Skype at best.
Already I have configured pfsense at home per Lan Wireless and Wan and all is ok.
But now for Skype I have setup something in particular?

[doktornotor]

Is something actually broken?

[robertog]

No nothing is broken, just I wish better voice connection (sometimes fall down connection or not clean) maybe modem isn't enough good… and I thought... if I install pfsense maybe I sortie out from these problems.
So you think Pfsense can better performance on Skype? and in case I have to setup something on Pfsense?

[KOM]

You need a stable enough Internet connection to maintain the quality you desire, and perhaps some traffic shaping to prioritize your Skype traffic.

[robertog]

Thank you very much for your suggest Kom, so I will search to configure traffic shaping to prioritize Skype traffic, in case I let you know if all is ok.

ciao

[robertog]

Hello Guys,
I have problem to configure traffic shaping because I have following error message:
pfctl:ath0_wlan0:drivers doesn't support altq

somenone has idea to fix this issue.
Thank you

[doktornotor]

This issue you don't fix. https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4406

You can use limiters there, not shaping. Or stop cloning the iface. Or - get a real AP and plug it via RJ45.

[robertog]

thank you very much for your swift answer!
byr