[TriLUG] best home router for voip prioritization

[Carl Crider]

I've been happy with a Link system e3000 dual-band setup. This runs out to
a Netgear 1Gb switch for my ethernet connected systems (media server, work
machine, PC, MinixNeo-x7). The dual-band has separate SSID's ; with the
5Ghz band maxed for streaming out to the laptops and HTPC. I can enable WPS
for visitors, etc. The 2.4 band is for phones, and the printer.
The firmware does not have a ton of options, like a custom OS would.  Port
forwarding, DNS control, and remote are all there and work well.
I used to run Voyage through this router without any echo or stuttering.
On Dec 27, 2013 10:38 AM, "Dewey Hylton" <plug at hyltown.com> wrote:

> hi all. its time to replace a router at my mother's house; it's been there
> probably 7 years or so, and isn't able to prioritize traffic. i moved her
> to an asterisk-based voip solution (raspbx works great!) a while back and
> when her internet connection is in use otherwise, the phone calls become
> somewhat garbled.
>
> i'm using the same voip solution at my house, and don't have the same
> issue; but i'm running an openbsd firewall and am able to prioritize the
> traffic, so i have to assume that's where the difference is. of course my
> home office has complete infrastructure services, such as separate
> dns/dhcp/wifi access points,  where my mother has the one router which
> tries to do everything.
>
> my initial thought was to just build her a little openbsd firewall on the
> alix platform (these see a lot of use at my customer sites) and redeploy
> her wifi router as a plain access point, but that will also require a
> switch and will be much more expensive than just choosing a home router
> which might already provide what i'm looking for. another option would be
> to deploy pfsense (maybe alix w/wifi) but the cost is still up there. i am
> a bsd guy through and through, and am absolutely uninterested in
> maintaining a linux-based firewall unless it's dead simple. some of the
> linux-based router os replacements are nice, and i've used them before; but
> i'm an enterprise networking type so haven't touched that kind of stuff in
> a very long time and figured you guys would have a lot more experience
> there.
>
> ethernet requirements:
>  1 desktop computer
>  1 desktop printer
>  1 rpi
>  1 ip phone base station
>  1 uplink to the cable modem
>
> wifi requirements:
>  1 laptop
>  1 smartphone
>  1 tablet
>  N laptops/smartphones/tablets for family members which float in and out
>
> the ethernet ports are currently provided by the current wifi router. the
> desktop (and possibly the printer) are also wifi capable so it may be
> possible to use less wired connections.
>
> so there are the needs ... what are your recommendations?
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