Not sure that's a concern... VoIP phones don't generate more than 20-30 packets per second, except perhaps when they're doing a firmware upgrade via TFTP.
And even that isn't performance critical. -Philip Darrick Hartman wrote: > You'll never get the through put with your bridged arrangement compared to a > switch. Seems like an expensive use of a Soekris. Astlinux is more designed > to act as a router/firewall. > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Mart Rogers" <fromastlinux-us...@mhr.me.uk> > > Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:06:07 > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List<astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Enabling Astlinux/Soekris hub > > > Thanks Darrick! > > There are some good reasons why it is not convenient to do this - mainly > related to the siting of the kit - there are a lot of boxes and PSUs in a > very tight space already - I need to save space and reduce temperature. > > Actually I didn't realise it would be a hassle - I thought this was what the > kit was designed to do. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darrick Hartman (lists)" <dhart...@djhsolutions.com> > To: "AstLinux Users Mailing List" <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Enabling Astlinux/Soekris hub > > > >> On 07/05/2009 12:13 PM, Mart Rogers wrote: >> >>> Hi Philip >>> >>> that does the trick - thanks. I now have my phones connected directly to >>> the net5501. >>> >>> One slight wrinkle which I have not yet resolved, is that whilst adding >>> the >>> three INT lines and the bridge line to user.conf does indeed enable the >>> use >>> of a hub, it prevents access to eth0, which means I cannot use the web >>> tool, >>> or even ping the external interface (192.168.0.124) whilst the bridge is >>> enabled. If I go in via the serial interface and uncomment those four >>> settings and reboot, eth0 is available again. >>> >> I really don't understand why you don't just buy a $10 switch and save >> yourself all this hassle. >> -- >> Darrick Hartman >> DJH Solutions, LLC >> http://www.djhsolutions.com >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
