[TriLUG] best home router for voip prioritization

[Carl Crider]

*Linksys (silly phone auto correct)
On Dec 27, 2013 11:42 AM, "Carl Crider" <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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