Configuring traffic shaping using floating rules

In this recipe, we will use floating rules to prioritize EchoLink traffic.

The previous recipe used the pfSense traffic-shaping wizard to prioritize Skype traffic and deprioritize BitTorrent traffic. Running the wizard essentially created the traffic-shaping queues as well as the floating rules. Once we have run the wizard, we have a second option for traffic-shaping: manually adding floating rules.

Getting ready

Completing this recipe requires having completed the previous recipe, Configuring traffic shaping using the traffic-shaping wizard recipe, or having run the wizard previously. Doing so will ensure the traffic shaping queues have been created.

EchoLink is a program...