Request Bandwidth Management Feature

lifeform08

Example Total 10mbps internet devided by on 3 groups/policy
group/policy 1 - total 4mbps shared to CP per users limit 768kbps
group/policy 2 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 256kbps
group/policy 3 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 512kbps

example on group/policy 1 total 4MB:
1 user connected = max 768kbps
2 users connected = max 1.5mbps
6 or more users connected = max 4mbps

same goes with group 2 and group 3

eri--

There is something like this developed in customer versions of pfSense.
Not sure if it will make the open source version any time!

casinmirad

@lifeform08:

Example Total 10mbps internet devided by on 3 groups/policy
group/policy 1 - total 4mbps shared to CP per users limit 768kbps
group/policy 2 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 256kbps
group/policy 3 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 512kbps

example on group/policy 1 total 4MB:
1 user connected = max 768kbps
2 users connected = max 1.5mbps
6 or more users connected = max 4mbps

same goes with group 2 and group 3

I think you can do this with free version of pfsense 2.0

Just put your group bandwith limit policy in a floating rule, and the per user bandwith limit policy in a limiter.
If both rule and limiter are assigned to a same group of IP (with an aliases, for example) the limiter will limit any IP and the floating rule will limit the group.

ariyako

@lifeform08:

Example Total 10mbps internet devided by on 3 groups/policy
group/policy 1 - total 4mbps shared to CP per users limit 768kbps
group/policy 2 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 256kbps
group/policy 3 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 512kbps

example on group/policy 1 total 4MB:
1 user connected = max 768kbps
2 users connected = max 1.5mbps
6 or more users connected = max 4mbps

same goes with group 2 and group 3

yeah would be superb gooding if this coming in pf free

@casinmirad:

@lifeform08:

Example Total 10mbps internet devided by on 3 groups/policy
group/policy 1 - total 4mbps shared to CP per users limit 768kbps
group/policy 2 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 256kbps
group/policy 3 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 512kbps

example on group/policy 1 total 4MB:
1 user connected = max 768kbps
2 users connected = max 1.5mbps
6 or more users connected = max 4mbps

same goes with group 2 and group 3

I think you can do this with free version of pfsense 2.0

Just put your group bandwith limit policy in a floating rule, and the per user bandwith limit policy in a limiter.
If both rule and limiter are assigned to a same group of IP (with an aliases, for example) the limiter will limit any IP and the floating rule will limit the group.

care to explain more detail? or tutor would be nice ;D

casinmirad

@casinmirad:

@lifeform08:

Example Total 10mbps internet devided by on 3 groups/policy
group/policy 1 - total 4mbps shared to CP per users limit 768kbps
group/policy 2 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 256kbps
group/policy 3 - total 3mbps shared to CP per users limit 512kbps

example on group/policy 1 total 4MB:
1 user connected = max 768kbps
2 users connected = max 1.5mbps
6 or more users connected = max 4mbps

same goes with group 2 and group 3

I think you can do this with free version of pfsense 2.0

Just put your group bandwith limit policy in a floating rule, and the per user bandwith limit policy in a limiter.
If both rule and limiter are assigned to a same group of IP (with an aliases, for example) the limiter will limit any IP and the floating rule will limit the group.

care to explain more detail? or tutor would be nice ;D

Sure.
Consider 4 clients, 2 in group 1 with 1MB max download each and 1.5MB max combined, the other 2 with 2MB download max each and 3MB combined max.

Map clients with IP this way:
192.168.1.1 client 1 - group 1
192.168.1.2 client 2 - group 1
192.168.2.1 client 3 - group 2
192.168.2.2 client 4 - group 2

Assing two aliases:
group 1: 192.168.1.0/24
group 2: 192.168.2.0/24

Create 2 traffic shaper rules on LAN:
qGroup1: set bandwidth to: 1.5MB
qGroup2: set bandwidth to: 3MB

Create 2 floating rules:
group1: match that rule with source: alias group1 and set queue qGroup1
group2: match that rule with source: alias group2 and set queue qGroup2

Create 2 limiters:
lGroup1: set bandwidth 1MB, mask: destination address
lGroup2: set bandwidth 2MB, mask: destination address

Create 2 rules on LAN:
group1: match that rule with source: alias group1 and set limiter lGroup1 to Out limiter
group1: match that rule with source: alias group2 and set limiter lGroup2 to Out limiter

Didn't test it, just wrote from memory, so you may need to adjust something a little, but the general idea will work.

heper

+1 to implement a nice webgui in future release if possible and time permits this, altho working with limiters might work.

it would be nice to maybe make a link with the dhcp leases and create groups by mac-address (like a fixed ip).

ariyako

thanks casinmirad ;D

@heper:

+1 to implement a nice webgui in future release if possible and time permits this, altho working with limiters might work.

it would be nice to maybe make a link with the dhcp leases and create groups by mac-address (like a fixed ip).

+1 :D