peer TOS byte in deluge

[anystupidname]

Could somebody please explain the purpose of the "peer TOS byte" changing option in the deluge torrent client?

[B0rat]

I'd be interested in knowing what this does also.

[inkrypted]

Settings for the Type Of Service it basically boils down to.

tos-minimize-delay 0x10/0x10
tos-maximize-throughput 0x08/0x08
tos-maximize-reliability 0x04/0x04
tos-minimize-cost 0x02/0x02
tos-normal-service 0x00/0x1e

[graysky]

What he said. http://www.shorewall.net/3.0/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.html


tos=0xvalue[/0xmask] (mask defaults to 0xff)

This lets you define a classifier for the given value/mask combination of the IP packet's TOS/Precedence/DiffSrv octet (aka the TOS byte). Please note that classifiers override all mark settings, so if you define a classifer for a class, all traffic having that mark will go in it regardless of any mark set on the packet by a firewall/mangle filter.

Aliases for the following TOS octet value and mask encodings. TOS encodings of the "TOS byte" have been deprecated in favor of diffserve classes, but programs like ssh, rlogin, and ftp still use them.

tos-minimize-delay 0x10/0x10
tos-maximize-throughput 0x08/0x08
tos-maximize-reliability 0x04/0x04
tos-minimize-cost 0x02/0x02
tos-normal-service 0x00/0x1e