11-26-2013, 08:13 PM
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=silvarios]
MAVIC,
If you need QoS, skip Apple's routers.
Really? I'm surprised Apple's doesn't offer QoS. Do people not mind when their VoIP line cuts out?
I'm surprised you experience such problems. I've used VoIP exclusively for our phones for over 5 years now and have never once had such an issue, even despite our heavy use of Netflix and other streaming services.
(My understanding is that where you attach the VoIP adapter in your network may be important…)
M A V I C wrote: [quote=Article Accelerator]
What's missing?
QoS for one thing. I tried to find more screenshots, but couldn't find a complete current set. What I currently use DD-WRT for:
- QoS
- Assign IP based on MAC
- Port forwarding
- Bandwidth monitoring - both daily/monthly & realtime
- It comes default with more advanced firewall protection
Hmm, while I was flipping through the settings, I forgot I was going to try and crank up the tx power
That's another nice feature.
Well, as I said, I don't think QoS availability is (or should be) an issue for most users in a properly configured network. Apple's routers do support port forwarding and Tx power settings well as assigned (static or "reserved") IP addresses.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5140
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/103 (old, but it gives you a good idea of available options)
I've never had to mess with firewall settings as I rely on UPnP and NAT-PMP.
For bandwidth motoring you can enable SNMP status monitoring on the Airport Extreme and read bandwidth data, etc. with various utilities. I suggest the powerful PeakHour utility:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/m...mp_status/
http://peakhourapp.com