<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[What is a SIMPLEST trafic shaping scheme?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">All topic that points me on these thoughts are closed so instead of adding one question to one of them I forced to open a new.</p>
<p dir="auto">In the "<a href="http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,26195.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">New Traffic Shaper - What works…</a>" 2.0-specific tread <strong>ermal</strong> posted an explanation with this details: @ermal:</p>
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<p dir="auto">1- A packet is queue <strong>only when going out</strong> an interface.</p>
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<p dir="auto">@ermal:</p>
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<p dir="auto">…this is the normal flow of a packet on pfSense for teh shaper. Remember the queue would be enforced on outgoing:<br />
...<br />
3- [packet] goes outside WAN interface<br />
4- it matches a <strong>rule with a queue</strong> <em>[it's the very fist place where a "queue" is mentioned - V.]</em><br />
…<br />
6- packet goes... out of WAN (gets queued on the WAN queue)<br />
7- response packet comes in on WAN<br />
8- matches the previous state created and finds a queue has to be attached<br />
9- marks the packet with the queue<br />
10- packet goes ouside LAN interface<br />
11 - it matches the state created previously, since there is no queue it does not take any action<br />
NOTE: this means that <strong>the decision taken on WAN</strong> for queue still <strong>prevails</strong><br />
12- it goes to the queue marked since it came in on WAN (<strong>if it can find it</strong> of course)<br />
13-finally… gets queued on the LAN queue</p>
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<p dir="auto">and in the "<a href="http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,2718.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">Traffic shaper changes…</a>" tread <strong>ermal</strong> <a href="http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,2718.msg48336.html#msg48336" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">said</a> (at every top of post):</p>
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<p dir="auto">if you enable the traffic shaper EVERY traffic <strong>that leaves</strong> any interfaces <strong>where the shaper is active</strong> will be shaped or better needs to be classified to a queue</p>
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<p dir="auto"><em>Am I right that a simplest shaper config is the <strong>WAN-attached</strong> queies set <strong>only</strong>?</em></p>
<p dir="auto">My setup with a two LANs and one WAN targeted <em>mostly on intranet</em> (LAN-with-OPT1) connectivity and <em>only very limited</em> external (WAN) access and by common sense <em>I need no LAN-attached queies</em>.<br />
Am I right?</p>
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