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reply to digiblur

Re: [Equipment] My solution for in QOS for VOIP

said by digiblur:

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Cycle the power on the MTA. Is it static DHCP?

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said by chriskay:

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said by digiblur:

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Cycle the power on the MTA. Is it static DHCP?

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Cycling the power doesn't change anything. It does have a static IP address, so (duh) I guess that's why it doesn't show up in the DHCP table. Silly me... Is it too late to withdraw my question?

Anyhow then, is it possible then to simply see what clients are connected to/through the router? Whether DHCP or not?

-Chris

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reply to digiblur
Headed that way. Thanks.

said by tlpintpe:

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Headed that way. Thanks.

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reply to tlg
Unfortunately, don't you need UPnP on the router for file transfers in MSN Messenger to work between two persons that are both behind firewalls?

Only UPnP makes that thing possible without needing to open port ranges...

reply to digiblur
It seems PPPoE and Bandwith Management still doesn't work in "Satori-pre3_8G".

I tried several times to activate the feature using the webadmin-interface (including the reboot) and it didn't work.

Using Telnet I am able to active the feature using this line:

wshaper 1800 170 ppp0 160 150 "" "" 119" "119"

The problem is, that I have to execute this line again every time my router gets disconnected (and my provider has 24hours auto-disconnect).

Can anyone confirm this or is there any PPPoE user that has successfully activated QOS (wshaper) without starting it "by hand"?

reply to The Beer
Zobo,

The newest Sveasoft firmware for the WRT54g does all that and more.

I'm using Firmware Version: Samadhi2 - v2.00.8.6sv on my wrt54g and aside from allowing me to ssh into it (with password) it has ppp, pptp(client and server), ipsec, QoS, DHCP, dns, Dynamic Dns (for those of you who use the service to have a static name always may to your dynamic IP.), syslogd, tftp, and a bunch of other stuff. I've read abit about the Zebra Router implementation in it, however I do not have two links to test it with...

Making a cross compiler for it isnt all that hard-

From /proc/sysinfo on the Wrt54g:
system type : Broadcom BCM947XX
processor : 0
cpu model : BCM4710 V0.0
BogoMIPS : 82.94
-- almost as fast as a pentium 133 --

Several folks have pages to applications especially compiled for it, I've been working on the Snort build for it and I've managed to get it to report via syslogd to a log host on my network.

I really like what sveasoft has done as I've replaced my home-made "franken router" a 333 celeron with 2 quad nics, a pcmcia pci adaptor, and a single nic with it becuase the WRT54G is smaller, uses less power, and does everything that 'franken router' did.

said by neitzert:

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Zobo,

The newest Sveasoft firmware for the WRT54g does all that and more.

I'm using Firmware Version: Samadhi2 - v2.00.8.6sv on my wrt54g and aside from allowing me to ssh into it (with password) it has ppp, pptp(client and server), ipsec, QoS,

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reply to digiblur
I have read most of this thread and even though I consider myself fairly tech savvy I am somewhat confused by it. I have some basic questions:

1. It was mentioned that this solution doesn't work at all for some types of DSL service. Is this true, and if so what types, and how do I know if that's what I have?

2. All I want to be able to do is allocate max bandwidth to VOIP while I am on a call, regardless of other activity on the line, either up or down. My high-level understanding re how to achieve this is that I have to:

a) download and install the new Sveasoft firmware.
b) configure the router as normal for my ISP settings(dynamic IP).
c) set up the port forwarding stuff as usual for the Vonage box.
d) set up bandwidth management by i. assigning the Vonage box a static IP address (which you can do via the Motorola web admin interface), and ii. configure the router (somehow) to give everything other than this address low priority.

Is that about right?

Is there a ***clear, step-by-step*** description somewhere of how to do just this?

I currently have a BEFSR81 which I bought yesterday. I will gladly return it for a WRT54G if I think I can configure it without the need for a networking degree (hence the request for a simple guide)!

Thanks for any help,
-Keith

I was in your situation with a need for QOS and I bought the WRT54G and use the Linksys firmware here: »www.linksysinfo.org/modules.php?···e&sid=29 It has worked very well for me. Look at this thread as well: »'Official' WRT54G "Poor Man's" QoS?!

Scott
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reply to digiblur
Thanks Scott.

The BEFSR81 I just bought has this same QoS capability. I have enabled it, but it doesn't help VOIP, hence my question about the Sveasoft option.

One additional question I forgot to ask in my previous post - does the Sveasoft QoS also manage traffic on a VPN connection. i.e. is it also able to limit VPN traffic while a call is in progress?

Thanks,
-Keith

reply to Sveasoft6

said by Sveasoft6:

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Yes, the throttling is dynamic. There are basically four classes of service ranging from fast, somewhat fast, a little slow, and bulk.

When no higher ranking services are being used then even the bulk class services can use the whole bandwidth. This adjusts dynamically so if new services/sockets are opened the lower priority stuff will give up bandwidth to the higher.

We are planning to make this more configurable than it currently is and appreciate any feedback given.

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reply to digiblur
Well, yesterday I went out and bought a WRT54G and installed the Satori 3.8 firmware. Played around with every conceivable value for the Bandwidth Mgmt stuff and found it had no real effect on my VOIP quality. It also reduced my overall line speed by about 50% using port masking, and about 33% using ip address masking. Don't know why it doesn't work for me when others seem to have had stellar results. Maybe I just don't have enough headroom on my line for it to be able to make much of a difference (ISP says 400/400, but I usually measure something like 5-600 down and 3-400 up).

Thanks
-Keith

Save your money. Return the WRT54G or deploy it as strictly a WAP. The traffic shaping on it has a lot to be desired. Check out this post: »best router to use with Vonage's motorola MTA

reply to digiblur
This is the thread that never ends. It goes on and on my friend...:D

Indeed. I think VOIP is not going to work out for me unless they run a mega-bandwidth pipe out here into rural Sonoma County.

Cheers,
-Keith

i used the linksys firmware... the newest beta one... sveasoft never worked for me

reply to keitheva

said by keitheva:

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Well, yesterday I went out and bought a WRT54G and installed the Satori 3.8 firmware. Played around with every conceivable value for the Bandwidth Mgmt stuff and found it had no real effect on my VOIP quality. It also reduced my overall line speed by about 50% using port masking, and about 33% using ip address masking. Don't know why it doesn't work for me when others seem to have had stellar results. Maybe I just don't have enough headroom on my line for it to be able to make much of a difference (ISP says 400/400, but I usually measure something like 5-600 down and 3-400 up).

Thanks
-Keith

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reply to digiblur

WRT54G V2