Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-11 Thread Henry Cobb
On 3/10/07, Lacy Moore - Aspendora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/10/07, Henry Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So get a second broadband connection and run only voice on it. Has anyone tried this? I have been thinking about this. We're getting so much spam that I think it's taking up too much

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-11 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Henry Cobb wrote: On 3/10/07, Lacy Moore - Aspendora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/10/07, Henry Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So get a second broadband connection and run only voice on it. Has anyone tried this? I have been thinking about this. We're getting so much

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Zeeshan Zakaria wrote: Gordon, thanks for such a detailed and full of information email. It helped me and must have helped hundreds of others on this mailing list. It's quite a simplistic approach really - I think it'seasier to do physical separation at times than dive

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Henry Cobb
On 3/9/07, Zeeshan Zakaria [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am thinking of going with HWEC and also using a good QoS switch. Right now there is only one switch (don't remember the name) and it is handling all the VoIP and data traffic. Sometimes voice breaks, and it must be because of interference

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Lacy Moore - Aspendora
On 3/10/07, Henry Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So get a second broadband connection and run only voice on it. Has anyone tried this? I have been thinking about this. We're getting so much spam that I think it's taking up too much of our bandwidth. I'm wondering how much bandwidth all the

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: Has anyone tried this? This is how I do serious installations. I use a cheap ADSL connection for browsing traffic and a dedicated feed for voice. Dual hjome the machine, run shorewall setup for two ISPs, and write the rules to route accordingly. -- Chris

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007, Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: On 3/10/07, Henry Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So get a second broadband connection and run only voice on it. Has anyone tried this? Intersting idea. One of the VoIP providers in the UK (where I am) recomends this for small businesses,

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-09 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Zeeshan Zakaria wrote: Hi everybody, What is a proper setup for a medium size business with about 20 IP phones and 20 computers. Right now they are using a regular Linksys router which we use at homes. Their switch is also a very standard switch. Now they need to put there

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-09 Thread Zeeshan Zakaria
Gordon, thanks for such a detailed and full of information email. It helped me and must have helped hundreds of others on this mailing list. In my scenario, for this client whom I am working for, their main issue has always been echo. They have about 50 extensions, with 20 in the office, busy

[asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-08 Thread Zeeshan Zakaria
Hi everybody, What is a proper setup for a medium size business with about 20 IP phones and 20 computers. Right now they are using a regular Linksys router which we use at homes. Their switch is also a very standard switch. Now they need to put there something better and VoIP compatible. What