I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. I'm pretty sure it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and not sure if it does QoS. I'm using SJ Phone and...(follow the pattern). I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to have any hopes of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need to do that, right? Because somewhere the data packets should be getting queued and my voice packets should be having top priority right? How can I ensure this? Thanks, Matthew
For what it's worth, I just shutdown my PC based gateway last week and replaced it with an Efficient Networks 5861 ADSL router. The 5861 is billed as a Business Class DSL Router. It comes with Stateful Firewall, DHCP, NAT, VPN, and QoS (WFQ), among other things. I have not setup the QoS yet, but then I've been able to carry on VoIP conversations without issue, even on a well utilized line. The idea was to find a suitable replacement with the PC-based gateway crashing on a semi-regular basis. Instead of getting another PC, I just replaced the whole thing. There are obviously some trade-offs but for my situation, it works well. You said you use RoadRunner so this router wont work for you, but perhaps you have been entertaining a switch to DSL. I use SpeakEasy and have had very few problems with them. If you, or someone else reading this, decide to go the 5861 route get version 6.1.001 firmware. The older firmware isn't that great. You can find the 5861 on eBay for cheap. I bought mine for $13.01. Info on the 5861 can be found somewhere on http://www.efficient.com and the firmware can be found by searching for it on Google. Ryan Wilkins On Oct 12, 2004, at 11:00 AM, Matthew Boehm wrote:> I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. I'm pretty > sure > it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and not sure if it does QoS. I'm > using SJ Phone and...(follow the pattern). > > I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to have any > hopes > of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need to do that, right? Because > somewhere the data packets should be getting queued and my voice > packets > should be having top priority right? > > How can I ensure this?
Roadrunner as far as I know does not support QOS. Even if you had routers, switches, etc that support qos, you r internet connection doesn't so it would not do any good. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Boehm Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:00 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] QoS Router/Software Suggestions I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. I'm pretty sure it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and not sure if it does QoS. I'm using SJ Phone and...(follow the pattern). I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to have any hopes of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need to do that, right? Because somewhere the data packets should be getting queued and my voice packets should be having top priority right? How can I ensure this? Thanks, Matthew _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Try m0n0wall. http://m0n0.ch/wall/. Runs on cheapo old PC with dual NICs or Soekris embedded platfroms. Very nice traffic shaping/QoS. Michael On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:00:24 -0500, Matthew Boehm wrote:>I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. I'm pretty sure >it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and not sure if it does QoS. I'm >using SJ Phone and...(follow the pattern). > >I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to have any hopes >of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need to do that, right? Because >somewhere the data packets should be getting queued and my voice packets >should be having top priority right? > >How can I ensure this? > >Thanks, >Matthew > >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262 "This is the sort of English up with which I shall not put" - Winston Churchill "Intolerance is the last defense of the insecure." ** Tag(s) inserted by Bandit Tagger98 - http://www.gbar.dtu.dk/~c918704
The linksys BEFSR81 does QoS. Paul Mahler pmahler@signate.com Signate, LLC 665 Third Street Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107-1901 Asterisk Services and Training> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Matthew Boehm > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 7:00 AM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] QoS Router/Software Suggestions > > I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. > I'm pretty sure it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and > not sure if it does QoS. I'm using SJ Phone and...(follow the > pattern). > > I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to > have any hopes of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need > to do that, right? Because somewhere the data packets should > be getting queued and my voice packets should be having top > priority right? > > How can I ensure this? > > Thanks, > Matthew > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users