[asterisk-users] Best inexpensive home office router for VoIP(QoSwith maybe PoE)

[Robert Augustyn]

Open-wrt on supported router and some custom scripting works very well. 

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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:06 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Best inexpensive home office 
> router for VoIP(QoSwith maybe PoE)
> 
> Yes, I knew that but it's nice that you mention it.  I want 
> QoS specifically to prevent large downloads/kids using 
> BitTorrent in their bedrooms locally from interfering with the calls.
> 
> Mike
> 
>  
> 
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 13:32
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Best inexpensive home office 
> router for VoIP(QoS with maybe PoE)
> 
> Mike wrote:
> > Hi,
> >  
> > I'm looking for opinions on the "best value" router to use for home 
> > offices.  It should work for a scenario in which there are 
> 3 computers 
> > and 2 SIP phones, handling QoS so that the phones always 
> have higher 
> > priority traffic than the PCs. (and not rely on the phones 
> to do the 
> > QoS because some PCs may not be connected to the phones).
> >  
> > QoS could be based on destination and source IP (i.e. an Asterisk
> > server) or MAC address of the phones. Ideally with PoE, but at this 
> > point it's just a bonus.
> >  
> > What are people on this list using?  I've found that the 
> mention QoS 
> > on a box doesn't guarantee any real QoS functionality.
>  
>  QoS on the router will only guarantee your phone traffic 
> gets higher priority than other (web, mail etc..) however 
> once the bits leave your router any QoS is essentially lost 
> as the call traverses the internet.
> Having QoS on your router is valuable to prevent some large 
> download from buggering your calls though.
> 
> 
> 
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