* Will H. Backman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-08 19:17]: > Henning Brauer wrote: > >* Marcel Prisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-08 16:42]: > >>OpenBGPD's config seems OK, but I need some help about OpenBSD's tunable > >>parameters using sysctl. > >the only thing you might want to change is > > net.inet.ip.ifq.maxlen > >the default is a little low for routing at higher speeds. 250 seems > >a good compromise for many higher-bandwidth routers. > What is the easiest way to know when you are hitting the limit? Does it > just drop new connections?
monitoring the congestion counter in pfctl -si helps a lot. you don't want too long queues tho, that is contraproductive. sorry, if there was an easy rule, we'd do it automagically. -- BS Web Services, http://www.bsws.de/ OpenBSD-based Webhosting, Mail Services, Managed Servers, ... Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie)
