> The packets get re-queued in the modem or > whatever device is next to the choke point, and any prioritization you > configure becomes useless.
yeah, I hadn't really thought of it that way, but that makes sense. > You can try if your modem or other device it's an optical terminal connected to a fiber line in this case, if that helps any. >supports DiffServ or 802.1q > priority tags. by any chance, is there a utility that comes with 4.9 release or through the ports tree that can use to test this easily?

