Hi Manuel,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Manuel Kasper [mailto:mk at neon1 dot net] 
> Sent: Saturday, 7 August 2004 23:43
> 
> On 07.08.2004 15:26 +0200, Frederick Page wrote:
> 
> >> what does the ipfw show section of status.php say when pppoe and 
> >> traffic shaper are enabled ?
> > 
> > ipfw: getsocket(IP_FW_GET): Protocol not available
> 
> This means that the traffic shaper is not enabled (properly) 
> - ipfw kernel module not loaded. Make sure it's turned on, 
> reboot if necessary, then post the "ipfw show" output again. 
> The output from /status.php (anonymized) is also essential if 
> you want anybody to investigate this issue.
> 
> Non-IP packets (that would include PPPoE) are not processed 
> by the traffic shaper at all.

Aha!  That may explain why I've not noticed Traffic Shaping making a lot
of difference here.  It does appear to make some difference, but it is
more like using rubbery pipes than concrete pipes - the boundaries I set
are more like recommendations than actual limits.  It sure isn't helping
my VoIP usage of this connection.  :(

> > Since I'm at least the second user, where the shaper does 
> > not seem to work when using PPPoE, I'd kindly ask someone 
> > competent (that would exclude me) to have a look into the 
> > traffic shaper/PPPoE issue.
> 
> I've been using PPPoE on WAN ever since I started working on 
> m0n0wall, and the traffic shaper has been on most of the 
> time, too...

Yes, but is it working?

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