IPFire has the best QoS setup right out of the box. It's compiled with CoDel to combat bufferbloat, which helps immensely.I just read through this thread and had some questions. I am using Verizon FIOS at home - comes with a crippled Actiontech router. I have been experiencing issues with call quality recently - lots of kids in the house using various tablets and streaming lots of movies, etc. I have gone through the documentation on the router, attempted to enable QoS but mostly I have just cut my throughput significantly and not improved the call quality much. So I thought it best to add a simple managed switch or equivalent after the router then feed my whole network off this. Any recommendations for a reasonably priced unit that will allow me to setup QoS so the PIAF server gets the bandwidth it deserves? Thanks.
I am using Verizon FIOS at home - comes with a crippled Actiontech router. I have been experiencing issues with call quality recently
- lots of kids in the house using various tablets and streaming lots of movies, etc. I have gone through the documentation on the router, attempted to enable QoS but mostly I have just cut my throughput significantly and not improved the call quality much. So I thought it best to add a simple managed switch or equivalent after the router then feed my whole network off this. Any recommendations for a reasonably priced unit that will allow me to setup QoS so the PIAF server gets the bandwidth it deserves? Thanks.
You need to call verizon and have them move the Internet service off of the coax port, and turn on the Ethernet port. If you have any fios cable boxes, you need the router. The boxes use MoCA for guide data. You need to put the verizon router into bridge mode, and hook it up to your new router.You can possibly eliminate the FIOS router. Once the connection was activated I have unplugged the Ethernet connection and plugged it right into a firewall. Of course the locations didn't have TV or telephone.
Look on newegg for Habey mini computers. They use like 12w of power. And you can find one with dual wan ports.Thanks for the advice. I do have the wifi disabled on the verizon router and I have two wireless access points installed in the house - one for the kids and one for the adults!
I am going to look into pfsense. The only thing I don't like about this is the energy required to keep a PC running constantly vs. a unit like the Cisco. But I think I might take an old PC and play around with this first to see how it works.
Even in its latest pre-release v2.1-RC snapshots, pfSense (based on FreeBSD 8.3) doesn't offer a very good support for WiFi, so one would be advised to use an external AP.Of course, you will also completely disable the 802.11x WiFi on your Actiontech, pick up a half way decent wireless NIC for your pfSense firewall, which has fantastic support for WiFi, BTW.
You can replace the verizon router. You still need it for guide data and on demand. Log into it, and disable the dhcp and NAT. Then plug it into your new router, using one if the LAN ports, not the wan port.I am using separate wifi AP's - two of them. I am also using Verizon for TV so I cannot bypass the router (I don't think). I took the plunge and downloaded pfsense.
You can replace the verizon router. You still need it for guide data and on demand. Log into it, and disable the dhcp and NAT. Then plug it into your new router, using one if the LAN ports, not the wan port.
I figured while I was doing my drive by, I should add a bit to this. While I traditionally agree with this statement, my experience has taught me not to count out these devices entirely. I had an Ubee modem/router leased to me from TWC (or Road Runner, as the internet component is known as) as a part of my subscription. I have their second fastest subscription, because it's the cheapest that comes with the 5 Mbps upload (I'm East coast, NC), something I need to work from home with. I had nothing but problems after moving in and spent an incredible amount of time troubleshooting with Time Warner to resolve the issue. Eventually I set the Ubee into bridge mode and most of the problems went away. I was planning on running it in bridged mode anyway, so this wasn't a big deal. I was still getting longer round trip times than I thought was acceptable though, and eventually replaced the Ubee with a SB6141. This resolved the remaining issues.Cable modem really shouldn't matter unless it's your DHCP server and router too.
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