Re: [SLUG] QOS - VOIP

[Glen Turner <glen.turner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Traffic shaping is normally only possible on outbound traffic, not 
> inbound. You need to have a look at the Linux Advanced & Traffic Contril 
> Howto http://lartc.org/

Whilst that's true if you rate-limit the outgoing TCP Acks then
you've effectively cut the bandwidth used by all TCP applications,
leaving some for incoming VoIP.

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Much better to use an ISP with explicit support and QoS for VoIP
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