[altq 745] Re: OpenBSD user

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

> > I must say Altq works just great under my OpenBSD 2.8
> > The only problem that I found is this one:
> > ______________________________________________
> > gateril# ./altqd -d
> > ALTQ config file is /etc/altq.conf
> > tbr installed on fxp0 (rate:100.00M  size:11.72K)
> > syscall error: add filter failed!
> > : Invalid argument
> > can't add ctl class IPv6 filter on interface 'fxp0'
> > cbq enabled on interface fxp0 (mtu:1500)
> > 
> > Enter ? or command:
> > altqd fxp0>
> > ______________________________________________
> 
> I guess your kernel doesn't support IPv6.  If that's the case, you can
> ignore the error message.

Great! I tried this compiling my kernel with IPv6 support and the error
message went away.
 
> > 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 ???

And the physical speed you are talking about ifconfig setting, right?

Like: ifconfig fxp0 media 10baseT ???


Thanks a lot for your answer,
Nicolas.