Mastering pfSense

Example 2 – prioritizing EchoLink

We can also create rules for applications not covered by pfSense's traffic shaper wizard. For example, we may want to create a rule to prioritize traffic from EchoLink, a VoIP application that allows radio amateurs to communicate with each other.

EchoLink uses ports 5198 to 6000, and uses UDP on ports 5198 and 5199, and TCP on port 6000. As a result, we will have to create two rules for EchoLink, but the process is still fairly simple:

1. From the Floating tab on the Rules page, click on one of the Add buttons at the bottom of the page.
2. In the Action drop-down box, select Match.
3. In the Interface listbox, select WAN.
4. Leave Direction set to any, so that the rule will be a bidirectional rule.
5. Change Protocol