[nzlug] IPCop & better traffic shaping

[Vik Olliver]

On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 12:29 +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> Depending on the encoding used for your voip calls, you're probably
> only using ~100kpbs, and unless you're in the habit of downloading at
> 100% of your available bandwidth, you probably don't need to reserve
> bandwidth.

I've found that download activity tends to be bursty and although you
may not be using 100% bandwidth all the time a background download or
rdesktop session will cause awful VoIP quality. Mind you I'm lucky to
get more than 700kbps out of my line.

Vik :v)