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AI-generatedLimits: Using pfSense Traffic Shaper to Cut Costs on Low‑Traffic Workloads
Goal Determine whether enabling the pfSense Traffic Shaper can allow a low‑traffic deployment to downgrade to a cheaper ISP plan or NIC without compromising service. Constraints & Uncertainty Shaper introduces CPU overhead for packet classification. Aggressive limits may increase latency for small packets. Power savings are uncertain unless the NIC suppo