Questions

1. (a) Identify one example of an application that requires low latency. (b) Identify one example of an application where latency is less important than bandwidth.
2. Identify the three types of queuing supported by the pfSense traffic shaper.
3. What option in the traffic shaping wizard allows us to limit the bandwidth of a certain IP address?
4. What queue was developed to address perceived shortcomings in Random Early Detection, and Random Early Detection In and Out?
5. Why are large buffers problematic when detecting congestion on TCP connections?
6. What settings do traffic shaping rules have in the Action drop-down box?
7. We are creating a rule to prioritize VoIP traffic. What protocol is this rule likely to use?
8. What option should we choose if blocking P2P traffic on our network is important?