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    How to bypass traffic shaping queues?

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      g.sara
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I just installed the pfsense firewall in my lab  and  I would like to do some tests  before I use it in my production environment .

      It has a very nice graphical interface…. with a few steps I successfully managed  the firewall rules and installed/configured the openvpn service.

      Also, I have seen that there is a traffic shaping wizard and I used it. I have only one wan and one lan interface and for this reason I chose
      the one wan multi lan wizard. When I was asked how many lan interfaces I have,  I chose one.

      After the wizard finished, I done some tests to check and compare the download speed with the results that I had before the traffic shaping installation.
      And believe me, there is a big difference! and I just followed the wizard!    ;D

      I have a question: how can I completely bypass the traffic shaping rules  for some workstations (administrative workstations)?
      Is there any document that I can read on how to allow some workstations to bypass the QoS?

      As I can see, the only traffic shaping rules that I have are in the Floating tab of the firewall rules.

      Regards,
      George

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        extreemblank
        last edited by

        if u can put rules, before user rule then it can be bypass.

        Proto           Source                 Port       Destination     Port           Description
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        the question is, how to put rules before user rule anchor, i try, floating rules keep automatically put the rules to user rule anchor ?

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          g.sara
          last edited by

          Hi,
          Thank you for your answer!

          Into  which tab I have to create the rule (Floating or Interface rules)?

          Which rules are executed first? The floating or the Interface rules?

          Regards,
          George

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            redflag237
            last edited by

            @g.sara:

            Hi,
            Thank you for your answer!

            Into  which tab I have to create the rule (Floating or Interface rules)?

            Which rules are executed first? The floating or the Interface rules?

            Regards,
            George

            Interface Rules have a higher weight as the floating ones.
            That means, if there is an interface rule and an floating rule, the interface rule is executed.

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