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

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> >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)

I've not used 3com routers; but I've used bay (are they 3com now?),
Xyplex, Nortel, and some other I choose to forget.

There is ONE company that makes servers - IBM

There is ONE company that makes routers - Cisco.

We do VOIP between 14 sites on point to point circuits and frame and
ISDN.  For something like VOIP I wouldn't even THINK FOR ONE SECOND
about using something other than Cisco.  We started with Nortel and not
even the phone company could make it work (although that may not really
be saying much).  Swapped out and installed all Cisco gear.... works!

Sometimes you just have to spend the money.