1541 and 6100 ALTQ limitations with 10Gbe
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Hi,
I notice in the product manual that the 1541 has this following warning:
Warning: The ix(4) driver used for ports IX0-IX1 does not support ALTQ traffic shaping directly. Limiters may be used instead, or use tagged VLAN interfaces which can be used with ALTQ traffic shaping.
Does that same warning apply to the 6100 as it seems the 6100 is using the same driver for 10Gbe.
This leads me to getting to a really important point. Can I not use fq_codel on the 10gbe ports of either of those models?
I'm trying to find out what model is best suited for my situation and I am finding it increasingly difficult to determine based on the fact that there are caveats, warnings, etc. on different models that potentially mean I fork out thousands of dollars and even the official netgate product won't work.
Is there any way I can get some help on finding the right box for my requirements? I've tried via sales and been unsuccessful.
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FQ_CoDel as a buffer bloat mitigation is usually applied via Limiters which can work on any interface.
In fact AltQ traffic shaping can now be used on ix NICs directly. Those docs are being updated:
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/RELENG_2_5_2/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L7006Steve
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@stephenw10 said in 1541 and 6100 ALTQ limitations with 10Gbe:
FQ_CoDel as a buffer bloat mitigation is usually applied via Limiters which can work on any interface.
In fact AltQ traffic shaping can now be used on ix NICs directly. Those docs are being updated:
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/RELENG_2_5_2/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L7006Steve
Excellent - thank you.
