[asterisk-users] Re: Best inexpensive home office router for VoIP (QoS with maybe PoE)

[Jon Pounder]

Quoting Mark Coccimiglio <n3whx at amsat.org>:

>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Do these 1600 series Cisco routers you mention that you find on eBay 
>> for $50-$150 support Layer3 routing?  I have a managed switch setup 
>> on my home network with several VLANs defined. (work subnet, home 
>> subnet, VOIP subnet)   I currently have to use a Linux box to route 
>> between the VLANs.  I'd like to move to Gigabit routing, but I'd 
>> need to replace the Linux box(more processor power and new NICs) and 
>> that gets expensive.
>>
>> I'd much rather have a router or smart switch for that matter that 
>> does Gigabit Layer3 routing all in one unit.
>> Do you have any recommendations....that wouldn't break the bank?

Do you actually know how utilized the linux box is now ? its probably 
near zero
and all you need is a couple cards. Routing even with complex rules takes very
little cpu.





>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ed
>>
>
> Ed,
>   Layer3 routing is a fundamental function of a router which is 
> supported by the Cisco 1600 series (1605R specifically) router.  
> However VLAN definitations are not supported in the 1600 series.  You 
> would need to moveup to the 1700 or 2500 series for that function.  
> As for Gigabit support the 1600 and 1700 series do not support that 
> high speed interface.  These router are designed around WAN style 
> routing operating at ~1.5Mbps.  Gigabit routing is a rather cutting 
> edge capablity that is only seen in newer hardware.  I would checkout 
> a Cisco Catalyst 3500 series for something like that.  Be carefull 
> and look closely some systems only support 2 ports on 1000baseT and 
> the rest are 100BaseT.
>
>     Good luck and happy hunting,
>
> Mark Coccimiglio
>
>
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Jon Pounder

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