Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:27:52 -0500 From: BB <brent.bolin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on FreeBSD 5.2.1 Message-ID: <787dcac204102009271a97f003@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200410152325.06151.max@love2party.net> References: <20041015132212.0ED0660C3@asgard.cryptotech.net> <200410152325.06151.max@love2party.net>
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cvsup stable-supfile *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_3 Do we still need to put these into the kernel config and compile ? options ALTQ options ALTQ_CBQ # Class Bases Queueing options ALTQ_RED # Random Early Drop options ALTQ_RIO # RED In/Out options ALTQ_HFSC # Hierarchical Packet Scheduler options ALTQ_CDNR # Traffic conditioner options ALTQ_PRIQ # Prioirity Queueing Thanks btb On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:24:57 +0200, Max Laier <max@love2party.net> wrote: > On Friday 15 October 2004 15:19, Sean Preston wrote: > > Hi > > > > Sorry to have to ask this. I have done a number of searches and tried to > > figure this out but having some problems. I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and > > would like to use pf with the traffic shaping stuff (altq I think) and > > everything I read says it is a part of the base from 5.2 upwards. > > Where do you get that information from? ALTQ was imported June 12th 2004 into > FreeBSD. This is quite some time after the 5.2(.1) release was cut. > > > What do I need to do to install it on my system because I don't seem to have > > it as part of my base system. > > You need patches from rofug.ro which are outdated and you have to compile the > pf port with special options etc. etc. ... All in all nothing you want to be > near. I urge - once again - that everybody who is considering pf in > productive use should move to RELENG_5 and get everything out of the box and > in way better shape than possible in 5.2.1 + port (+ altq patches ...) > > > Currently my supfile uses RELENG_5_2 as the tag is this the problem? IF so > > what should I be using. The other thing is how stable is it as I want to > > use the system in a production environment. > > Don't go near it. Though it will work and is in productive use on quite a few > big sites, I suggest everybody who wants to build a productive pf(+altq) > system today to check out 5.3R ... the BETA releases are already much higher > quality than the 5.2.1 (technologie demo) release. There are some pending > issues, but chances are that you will never hit them - while the chance for > hitting something bad in 5.2.1 + pf-port + altq-patches is *way* bigger! > > -- > /"\ Best regards, | mlaier@freebsd.org > \ / Max Laier | ICQ #67774661 > X http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/ | mlaier@EFnet > / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News > > >
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