[KLUG Members] Re: Members Digest, Vol 6, Issue 37 (VoIP)

[Randall Perry]

>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:58:43 -0500
>From: Rusty Yonkers <therustycook at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [KLUG Members] off topic question but something you all might
>         know    about
>To: "The main KLUG mailing list." <members at kalamazoolinux.org>
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>Hey, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with 3com
>routers?  Escpecially the 3000 family of routers.  I am putting in a
>VoIP system and the Cisco routers that I have will not support QoS to
>prioitize the VoIP packets.  It will cost me like $1500 to upgrade the
>routers to the right amount of memory and the proper IOS to handle it.
>I can get three brand new 3000 series routers for about the same price
>and then sell the Cisco gear on eBay and save some money in the long
>run.  I have just never used the 3Com stuff though and was wanting some
>real world stories.
yes, I have experience with 3com routers (no, I am not impressed).

For VoIP traffic shaping, go for the obvious choice: IPCop 1.4
Total price: $0
(if you don't have a spare P200, then 'I pity the fool' as the wise sage Mr 
T used to say).

If you are a bit more adventureous...
Load wondershaper on a wrt54g or wrt54gs router.
May cost a bit more, but compact, functional and +10 on coolness factor.

Just my $0.02  (to be credited towards purchase of opensource software)




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      Randall Perry
      Domain Logic Technology Solutions
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