Sorry for the duplicate emails Eric...

>>Instead of branching out, you could create a custom QOS, configdb and
>>moddb package and a lwp plugin. The packages can be merged in an automatic
>>way with the standard package to an image. This way you can just keep pace
>>with Bering-uClibc development without putting effort in creating images
>>on your own.

This sounds great. I'll read up on all the docs for 3.0 over the next
few days and of course, ask questions. ;)

>>Btw, what's wrong with shorewall's QOS implementation?

1 - requires shorewall (the goal here is QoS, not firewalling or
trying to solve every problem in one package)
2 - the last I checked shorewall still required that you define your
own QoS parameters, edit config files etc. In QBox, the default
installation allows you to simply plug in your bandwidth specs and
ports / IPs that you'd like to manage.
3 - QBox uses well tested queueing schemes. For example, would you
want to apply SFQ (Stochastic Fairness Queueing) to video traffic?
Short answer: no. Long answer: I've tried this, and found that every
time the SFQ algorithm rehashes (default is 30 secs I believe) you
will get 'pops' in audio and video.

The goal of QBox is to allow someone who knows absolutely nothing
about linux, queuing schemes, or text editors to implement QoS at home
or a small to mid office environment. A friend of mine is running one
on a 10Mb internet link no problem. I picked the PC Engines WRAP board
as something I will maintain an image for, so people don't have to
deal with any hardware / driver issues. My install directions include
Windows step by step to use syslinux to install. If you use the WRAP
board, it just works out of the box like a Linksys router or the like.
Also, by sticking with some defined hardwaree platform(s), I hope to
provide accurate measurements of throughput capability. This becomes
more important as I add Layer 7 filtering capability.

Thanks for the interest!


-Ron

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