[LARTC] Weighted packet shaping?

Mark Williams (MWP) mwp@internode.on.net
Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:37:30 +1030


> >>For now try making a parent with rate and ceil 220kbit.
> >>Have 4 child/leaf classes like - (assuming 1 is highest priority)
> >>
> >>class 1 rate 120 ceil 220 prio 0
> >>class 2 rate 50 ceil 220 prio 1
> >>class 3 rate 25 ceil 220 prio 2
> >>class 4 rate 25 ceil 220 prio 3
> >>
> >>There are other tweaks you can try, it depends how much you care about 
> >>latency. You could also share the windows boxes bandwidth by IP.
> >>
> >>I don't do it quite like the above - so if it doesn't work, say and I'll 
> >>think again.
> >
> >  <snip>
> 
> 
> Try to make it look like I said - back off from 256 ceil, make rates add 
> up to master rate (220), give interactive more rate than it will ever need.

Ok, im now trying:

class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 220kbit
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:20 htb rate 70kbit ceil 220kbit prio 1
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:21 htb rate 50kbit ceil 220kbit prio 2
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:22 htb rate 25kbit ceil 220kbit prio 3
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:23 htb rate 25kbit ceil 220kbit prio 4
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:24 htb rate 25kbit ceil 220kbit prio 5
class add dev $INTERFACE parent 1:1 classid 1:25 htb rate 25kbit ceil 220kbit prio 8

Its simply not working.
Bittorrent is using ~22kb/sec on class 25, leaving the FTP upload (class 22)
sitting on only ~3kb/sec.

Any ideas?

Thanks!