Re: access points with QoS

That's why I acknowledged that it is "off-topic" since the wired 
(Ethernet) QoS is what I'm interested in for VOIP. It looks like ethernet 
QoS has been added to the WRT54G/S and I was wondering if it was on any 
other Linux-based/capable APs. 

That said - after more web searching it seems like all, or almost all of 
the commercial APs that are linux compatible are based on an almost 
identical architecture to the WRT54G/S, and many (most?) of them have been 
less than cooperative with providing the linux source code as they are 
supposed to under the GPL. So it also appears that the WRT54G/S is the 
only AP that both has QoS in the manufacturer firmware *and* can 
"conveniently" run linux. 

So I've mostly answered my own question with web searching, but 
confirmation would be good.

Paul

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Jim Thompson wrote:

> 
> running the kernel's wireline (Ethernet) QoS features won't do anything 
> about what happens
> on the RF side.  (OK, it won't do much.)
> 
> You need 802.11e (WME) for that.   I don't think the WRT54x support 
> WME, yet.   The madwifi driver does though.  :-)
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Jan 20, 2005, at 8:04 AM, Paul English wrote:
> 
> >
> > This question is a little off-topic since it isn't strictly a wireless
> > feature (although I understand it will be integrated into the 802.11e
> > spec).
> >
> > What access points/routers provide QoS using the manufacturer's 
> > firmware?
> >
> > To start the list:
> >
> > Linksys WRT54G
> > Linksys WRT54GS
> >
> > QoS didn't make the hardware comparison page, probably because it isn't
> > strickly a wireless feature, but I figure the knowledge is probably on
> > this list.
> >
> > I realize that any AP that is capable of being hacked to run Linux can 
> > do
> > QoS with Linux running on it. I also realize that I've got enough 
> > projects
> > stacked up that if I purchase an AP to do QoS and I'm relying on 
> > hacking
> > it it will probably take me a long time to get around to it, whereas 
> > if I
> > can pull it out of the box and click on a couple of web buttons then 
> > I'll
> > have QoS much sooner. :-)
> >
> > It looks like the WRT54G runs about $50 these days, and the WRT54GS 
> > about
> > $70 - not bad!
> >
> >
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