[KLUG Members] Re: VoIP router choice

[Rusty Yonkers]

Does anyone know of a good T1 card that works with Linux?  Will IPCop 
work with the T1 card?

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>My IPCop boxes totally smear some of the Cisco boxes on performance. (and on
>features is a given).
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>I happily ripped out Cisco 1600 series, 1700 and 2500 series.
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>I have been known to just use the Cisco box for its WIC and just let ALL traffic
>through.  
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Do you just setup the Cisco as a bridge then?

>Then do all traffic shaping on the inside of that.
>No, it doesn't hurt anything or have any impact than another hop (albeit it
>should be quick if it's Cisco ;)  )
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What exactly has to be done to do the VoIP on the Cisco router?  What 
will happen without it?  Will it work but degrade the sound? 

>I used to manage by hand all the IOS rules and shaping.
>It is just so much easier to do that on the Linux box (out of familiarity and
>efficiency...I can apply that concept to the T1, wifi, Cable, DSL business 'net
>connections I have)
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>It takes about 15 minutes to build an IPCop box from blank hard drive.
>The new 1.4 adds Blue interface for wireless and has updates to web interface
>(are the most notable updates to it).
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>I run dedicated IPSec tunnels, on demand SSH tunnels, web traffic, etc through
>them.  Love 'em.  
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>      Domain Logic Technology Solutions
>      http://www.domain-logic.com
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