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authorcurrite <sll@disroot.org>2020-10-23 19:31:38 +0200
committercurrite <sll@disroot.org>2020-10-23 19:35:30 +0200
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qos: warning about possible IFB error
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@@ -1083,9 +1083,9 @@ parameters.
.. note:: If you configure a class for **VoIP traffic**, don't give it any
- *ceiling*, otherwise new VoIP calls could start when there is available
- bandwidth and get suddenly dropped when other classes start using
- their bandwidth.
+ *ceiling*, otherwise new VoIP calls could start when the link is
+ available and get suddenly dropped when other classes start using
+ their assigned *bandwidth* share.
Example
@@ -1182,7 +1182,12 @@ That is how it is possible to do the so-called "ingress shaping".
set interfaces input ifb0 traffic-policy out MY-INGRESS-SHAPING
set interfaces ethernet eth0 redirect ifb0
+.. warning::
+ Do not configure IFB as the first step. First create everything else
+ of your traffic-policy, and then you can configure IFB.
+ Otherwise you might get the ``RTNETLINK answer: File exists`` error,
+ which can be solved with ``sudo ip link delete ifb0``.
.. _that can give you a great deal of flexibility: https://blog.vyos.io/using-the-policy-route-and-packet-marking-for-custom-qos-matches