CBQ Information

[usairwave]

Feature Request:

We usually put comments in the CBQ file to note who the client is. For example:

normal = "bw fb 400K"

# Some User (xx.xx.xx.xx)
pipe 102 $normal
shape all to pipe 102 from xx.xx.xx.xx to any in via $client
shape all to pipe 102 from any to xx.xx.xx.xx out via $client

When looking at the CBQ report, I see the pipe and IP address but I then need to look up who the user is. Is there a way to get the comment information on report? Like doing "pipe 102 $normal #Some user(xx.xx.xx.xx)" makes it show on the report...etc


Support Request:

1. Does using queues add processing load (or decrease since traffic is restricted...)?

2. With only using queues, is there a log or anything that I need to dump to prevent the AP from crashing because of memory being full holding the traffic usage data?

Thanks
Sean

Love this stuff...

[tony]

I'll talk with Lonnie regarding different reporting options.

For the support questions:
[1] No, queues are totally transparent and do not add to the system load.

[2] No, the CBQ reports are live when you request them and not accumulated over time.

Thanks!

[usairwave]

Another thought...

What if we had the ability to place a CBQ file on an ftp server, etc and told the APs to check for an updated file on boot. It would function sort of like bootp but for CBQ.

On our network, we load the same CBQ file into all of our APs (even if a client doesn't connect to that AP, his queue is still in the AP in case we change his radio config). As a result, we have to reload the CBQ file into all of the APs when we make a change. Now, this is a very minor issue. Like I said, just a thought.

[tony]

You should be able to script something similar to this using our command-line utilities (starutil) that allows you to upload / download the scripts remotely.

Thanks!