[Asterisk-Users] Bandwidth control on a home office network

[Jay Milk]

Looks like it's time to add a WIKI page on QOS routing alternatives,
listing options such as the Linksys WRT (with OpenWRT or Sveasoft
or...), m0n0wall, LEAF, etc.  It seems that this would be a bit
off-topic, but QOS if very much a concern for VOIP.  Any volunteers
who'd actually know what they're talking about?  I'm currently in the
research phase of my next router-solution, since it's good-bye for my
trusted 5861 soon.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Hanson [mailto:roger at makarios.us] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:08 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Bandwidth control on a home 
> office network
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Adam Holt" <adamholt at mac.com>
> To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Grandstream ATA today connected to my 750k broadband
> > connection via an older router / firewall that doesn't have 
> any QoS / 
> > ToS capability.  It works fine apart from the obvious 
> problem of when 
> > large emails come in or somebody else on the network starts d/l-ing 
> > something big off the web.
> >
> > I'm wondering whether to swap the router for a Cisco in order to
> > introduce some local bandwidth control.
> >
> > Alternatively I was wondering if I picked up a Cisco 7960 handset
> > instead - is the 2nd ethernet port routed through the 
> device, or does 
> > it just act as an Ethernet repeater, i.e. if I arranged the 
> handset in 
> > the network as below would I get bandwidth prioritisation for the 
> > 7960?
> >
> > [CABLE MODEM]------[7960]-------[FW / ROUTER / 
> HUB]--------[REST OF MY
> > NETWORK]
> >
> > Thanks for any tips.
> >
> > BR /adam.
> 
> 
> 
> I use IPCOP - it's another open source project.  It does traffic 
> shaping, routing, firewalling, DMZ, etc.  It's free and runs 
> on an old 
> PC (I use Pentium 200MHZ w/128MB RAM - but I need it that 
> fast because 
> it's also a content filter for my home network/kids.
> 
www.ipcop.org

Did I mention, it's free?

Roger 

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