Feature #15670
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Link with packet loss, put link on hold on the gateway group.
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Description
I noticed that sometimes there is a link degradation, but not enough to bring the link down, something like 5 or 8% packet loss.
I think it would be a good idea to have an option to detect that and put the link on hold in the gateway group for a configured time.
This would be even greater if we were able to use two monitors IP for each link, this would make the detection more accurate and have a better decision making, more granularity to control the behavior we want.
Thanks.
Updated by Christopher Cope 3 months ago
- Status changed from New to Confirmed
The packet loss percentage, for what is considered low and high loss, can be adjusted per gateway. System > Routing and edit the gateway, click Show Advanced. This will allow for the link to be brought down at the desired percentage.
This doesn't allow for the cooldown period if the gateway is having loss, though. Setting the packet loss percentage lower should achieve practically the same result if you are having issues with sustained percentages of loss below the current thresholds.
The multiple monitor IPs has been discussed previously (https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4354).