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trd2343 · 09-01-2013, 10:20 PM

Here's what I'm actually trying to do.

So right now, I have this set up

-> Ethernet cable

Shaw modem (north end of house) -> Linksys WRT54G (south end of house)

The Linksys router is configured as an access point, so all it does is receives internet and broadcast it wirelessly.

Problem is, I have 6 people living in my home, and neither the Shaw modem or the Linksys router have a good QOS firmware to control the traffic.

That's why I was thinking of inserting a the Asus router in between, since I've heard it has a very good QOS firmware. I'll be disabling the WiFi from the Shaw modem.

In the end, hopefully, whether someone's connected to the Asus, or the Linksys, will have to go through the rules set up by the Asus router.

While I was searching for QOS router, pfsense or Mikrotik popped up, so I'm just wondering if anyone have experience with those routers.

09-01-2013, 10:20 PM	#5
trd2343 Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?! Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 817 Thanked 120 Times in 62 Posts Failed 21 Times in 14 Posts	Here's what I'm actually trying to do. So right now, I have this set up -> Ethernet cable Shaw modem (north end of house) -> Linksys WRT54G (south end of house) The Linksys router is configured as an access point, so all it does is receives internet and broadcast it wirelessly. Problem is, I have 6 people living in my home, and neither the Shaw modem or the Linksys router have a good QOS firmware to control the traffic. That's why I was thinking of inserting a the Asus router in between, since I've heard it has a very good QOS firmware. I'll be disabling the WiFi from the Shaw modem. In the end, hopefully, whether someone's connected to the Asus, or the Linksys, will have to go through the rules set up by the Asus router. While I was searching for QOS router, pfsense or Mikrotik popped up, so I'm just wondering if anyone have experience with those routers.