Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

I'm looking at buying a cable router with QoS controls and don't know where to start.
I have virginmedia cable connected to a dlink di-524 router. I share a house with 3 other people and need the QoS to make sure everyone can use the internet for what they want when they want.
My house mates mainly use it for facebook and downloading while I only use it for gaming and email. I often find gaming impossible and forgive me for being selfish but I would like to use QoS to make my games playable again :) but still let them upload photos or whatever and then have torrents and p2p getting whats left.

I cant find the feature on the current router or on any firmware upgrades available so I was wondering if someone could recommend a similar replacement that has QoS or something else that would help. (I did look through the router recommendations sticky but cant find anything on QoS).

Thanks in advance.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

If you go for the Linksys WRT54GL, you can upgrade the firmware to DD-WRT or Tomato.

Guides for QoS setup are here for DD-WRT & here for Tomato...

:welcome: to the forums by the way... :)

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Thanks very much :). Was actually just reading a similar post where you mentioned tomato. Shame the 3rd party firmware doesnt already support my current router but this is a nice (read cheap!) solution. Say I wanted to get it right now at a certain "Computer Superstore" rather than order one online would I be able to use the firmware on a WRT54GSUK. I noticed dd-wrt supports WRT54GS but not sure about this extra UK bit.

I love forums but I doubt I can be much help here.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

not all this Linux firmware works with the whole WRT54G* range btw. v1-v4 is only supported or something. look at the links and it'll explain it :)

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Comprehensive supported devices article for DD-WRT here and basic Tomato here...

UK suffix shouldn't matter as I believe this just has different channel support to the US version, 13 channels in Europe 11 in the US.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Thanks again. Tomato looks very decent for 3rd party.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

I think a few other members here would back that up... :)

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Yep Yep and Yes...

I'd be using it myself but my current router doesn't support it (yet!) so using dd-wrt.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Just to let you know I got the WRT-gl and the tomato setup was a breeze. Seems to be working ok when house mates are just surfing but the connection still gets hammered when they start using "unclassified". Just need to tinker with the settings and find out which ports they are using I hope. The router itself is great by the way :).

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Im using it at this time on a WRT54/GL and have never had a problem with it .

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Does anyone know if the QoS handling is less CPU intensive on Tomato than it is on DD-WRT?

I'm running one of the old V4 WRT54G routers and the CPU struggles with QoS and 10meg maxing out at about 7meg.

Re: Recommend a cable router with QoS
 

Anyone used ddwrt on a wt320n ?