I'm running a small network at home to provide wireless/wired access to our broadband connection for the 6 family members computers. I am using a linksys router/WAP/4-port-switch to hold everything together. The only thing that pisses me off is complete disregard this thing has to bandwidth allocation. I want a firewall that has some sort of decent bandwidth management options that will allow gaming to go on while someone is downloading critical updates. I've set up the hardware side of things, a P133 should do the trick, now I have to pick a decent firewall app. What are my options? Will smoothwall juggle the bandwidth any better than the linksys router?
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Fushigi
Storage Is My Life
The problem is that IP V4 does not address traffic prioritization (IP V6 will). Any prioritization capabilities will be proprietary vendor extensions, which most manufacturers will not bother to add to consumer-grade equipment.
You might find something that can do that based on the workstation ID or the content type, but don't count on Linksys, Netgear, etc. to offer such a beast at a reasonable price point. Smoothwall or other open source options are probably your best bet.
You might find something that can do that based on the workstation ID or the content type, but don't count on Linksys, Netgear, etc. to offer such a beast at a reasonable price point. Smoothwall or other open source options are probably your best bet.
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
coyote (free linux based floppy firewall) offers QOS bandwidth shaping... dunno much about it.
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
Linksys WRT54G has atleast one 3rd party firmwares that support QOS... firmware for the Linksys WRT54g is GNU licensed.
time
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If you are lucky enough to live in Oz, you can take your pick of DrayTek or Billion routers that include QOS. From what I've seen, they're vastly better than LinkSys, DLink or Netgear anyway.
If you can afford ~AU$240 (inc GST), DrayTek Vigor 2900 is the bee's knees.
If you can afford ~AU$240 (inc GST), DrayTek Vigor 2900 is the bee's knees.
blakerwry said:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Linksys+WRT54G. More than one.
I suspect there may be some QOS options for some of the other Linksys kit, although certainly not if it's not user upgradeable.