pfsense 2.0 traffic priority - set full priority for single host

Posted by Waxhead on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Waxhead
Published on 2011-05-29T21:42:20Z Indexed on 2012/10/22 11:06 UTC
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I have a network with several computers all on the same network and since I have very limited bandwidth I would like to prioritize traffic almost like a CPU scheduler prioritize processes.

Example: Computer A: Used for webstuff: YouTube, downloads, news, emails etc. Computer B: Transferring files over HTTP Computer C: Transferring files over ftp, rsync whatever

What I would like to do is to give A up to for example 90% of the available bandwidth IF A requires it. The leftovers (10%) is divided between B and C (5% each if both is busy) If A is not utilizing all bandwidth then of course B and C should share the full bandwidth (50% each as long as both are maxing out their bandwidth).

All computers are on the same network (192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1-10 for example).

Appreciate if anyone could shed some light on how I should set up my network to achieve this. To be honest I actually need a step by step guide on how I should set this up.

Network setup: (ADSL modem configured in bridge mode (1500kbps/300kbps))

[ADSL modem (bridge)]<->[pfsense2.0]<->[switch]<->[Computer A,B,C...etc]

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