Re: gif4) & AltQ

From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: 11/22/04

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To: Eric Masson <e-masson@kisoft-services.com>

    On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 02:30:28PM +0100, Eric Masson wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > In a vpn application, I'm using gif tunnels backed by ipsec transport
    > mode beetween two hosts on the Internet.
    >
    > Is there any hope to see gif(4) modified to integrate AltQ framework or
    > is there any reason (except lack of maintainer/coder time) that would be
    > a showstopper ?

    I'm not sure ALTQ makes sense on a gif interface. ALTQ's operation
    depends on being fairly close to the point where packets hit the wire
    and gif is quite a ways from there (since it's riding on top of IP).
    I don't think there would be any objection to adding support, but gif
    does not have have a maintainer so you'd have to convince someone to
    find it intresting (or figure it out yourself.) I gather the changes
    aren't all that complex in general.

    -- Brooks 

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