ProFTPD module mod

ProFTPD module `mod_qos`

The mod_qos module can be used to set the Differentiated Services field (RFC2474) of IP packet headers. This can dramatically aid in the handling of these packets in the network, depending on the network QoS configuration.

This module is contained in the mod_qos file for ProFTPD 1.3.x, and is not compiled by default. Installation instructions are discussed here.

The most current version of mod_qos is distributed with the ProFTPD source code.

Directives

QoSOptions

QoSOptions

Syntax: QoSOptions "ctrlqos" value|"dataqos" value
Default: None
Context: server config, <VirtualHost>
Module: mod_qos
Compatibility: 1.3.4rc1 and later

The QoSOptions directive configures the QoS bits to use for the control and/or data connections.

The possible values to use are:

cs0
cs1
cs2
cs3
cs4
cs5
cs6
cs7
af11
af12
af13
af21
af22
af23
af31
af32
af33
af41
af42
af43

See RFC2474 for a better discussion of these values.

Note that while the following values are also supported, their use is deprecated, and can have adverse effects on TCP congestion control:

lowcost
lowdelay
mincost
reliability
throughput

Installation

For including mod_qos as a statically linked module in your proftpd, use:

  $ ./configure --with-modules=mod_qos

Alternatively, mod_qos could be built as a DSO module:

  $ ./configure --enable-dso --with-shared=mod_qos

Then follow the usual steps:

  $ make
  $ make install

Alternatively, if your proftpd was compiled with DSO support, you can use the prxs tool to build mod_qos as a shared module:

  $ prxs -c -i -d mod_qos.c