[altq 749] Re: OpenBSD user

["Nicolas Baldi" <altq@latingame.com>]

> Nicolas Baldi wrote:
> > > > I have 384Kb of bandwidth here at my office. I have an
> > > > IntelExpressPRO 100Mb and I want to know which is the best
> > > > way to setup my interface. Should I setup it to 100Mb, or
> > > > should I setup it to 384Kb, in order to have better control
> > > > over bandwidth trafic?
> > > 
> > > It is better to set the interface to 384Kbps to reduce gaps among
> > > classes.  Also, set the physical speed to 10Mbps instead of 100Mbps,
> > > if you can, to reduce a gap between the physical and virtual speed.
> > 
> > By setting the interface to 384Kbps you mean this:
> > 
> > interface fxp0 bandwidth 384K cbq ???
> 
> Yes.

Great.
 
> > And the physical speed you are talking about ifconfig setting, right?
> > 
> > Like: ifconfig fxp0 media 10baseT ???
> 
> Yes.  Or, use auto-negotiation and configure the other side.

You mean in my fxp1??? What do you mean by other side? Dark side? ;)

|Internet|---------| fxp0 firewall  fxp1|---------|webserver|