[Asterisk-Users] DSL router with QOS

[Keith Schmidt]

Rod

I want my voice traffic to go out first; I have 2 server (a dns server 
and a web server that host 10 small sites) and 8 computers on my 
business class dsl connection (3 megs down 768 up, 7 static IPs).  
Sometimes people send out large emails and I think it floods my DSL 
connection, my ping times to my asterisk box spike and go from 45 ms all 
the way up to sometimes 700+ ms (not cool).  Right now I have no QOS on 
my network, I was thinking that it might solve my problem of the moments 
of scilence that I get on some calls.

I totally understand that once it gets out on the Net I have no control 
over it.

--Keith

Rod Bacon wrote:

> What's the point?
>
> You can prioritise as much as you like at your own end, but as soon as 
> it leaves your premises and enters the 'net, all bets are off!
>
> Even the contention ratio of the DSL circuit (as provided by your ISP) 
> can kill you.
>
> QOS is really only useful in a point-to-point scenario, or in a meshed 
> network that honors QOS on all links.
>
> If you really want to experiment, grab an old PIII for $50 off e-bay, 
> and setup a linux box as a router behind your DSL modem. You can play 
> with QOS as much as you like then, without forking out $500.
>
>
> ==========================================
> Rod Bacon
> Empowered Communications
> Ground Floor, 102 York St. South Melbourne
> Victoria, Australia. 3205
> Phone: +613 99401600    Fax: +613 99401650
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> ==========================================
>
>
> Keith Schmidt wrote:
>
>> Any recommendations on an ADSL router with QOS for VOIP built in?  
>> Anything sub $500 would be great.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Keith Schmidt
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