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Shovelsr
Aug 14, 2022Aspirant
GS208 with VoIP
Hi, I use a couple of GS208 (v2) switches on a Nighthawk R6000, in turn connected via the providers hub (bricked to MODEM mode only). Internally, my network is all Gigabit cabled, externally the ...
- Aug 14, 2022
schumaku there actually was an R6000. Very limited release and had the exact same specs as the R6100. I couldn't even find anything about it on netgears support site anymore. So not sure if it was rolled into the R6100 support info or what happened there.
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_R6000
Shovelsr I'd try it before trying to adjust anything. The R6*** series or routers weren't recommend to use qos settings at speeds 250mbps+. So I'd try it first. If it has issues, then I'd try its QoS.
plemans
Aug 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
The GS208 is a pretty simple unmanaged switch so there isn't any settings/qos to manipulate.
And the R6000 was a super basic AC router with only 100mbps ports. So if you have 250mbps speeds, you'd need to upgrade your router to realize your speeds.
VOIP doesn't take a bunch of bandwidth. If you have 250mbps, you probably won't need any qos/prioritization unless you move a ton of data at a time.
schumaku
Aug 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
And the R6000 was a super basic AC router with only 100mbps ports.
There are about 30 different R6xx models. Few have only Fast Ethernet ports, while many have Gigabit Ethernet. Have I missed some detail here?
- ShovelsrAug 14, 2022Aspirant
Sorry, I should have said R6000 series router. Its actually a 6800 with Gigabit Ethernet, and I get the full 250Mbps at my devices.
The question was really aimed at figuring whether the switch (and router) can manage VoIP with a decent quality - I know its unmanaged, but I cannot figure out if there is any prioritisation of voice within my network. I use some fairly bandwidth intensive applications on a couple of servers, and don't really want this traffic interfering with the quality of my telephony, which I need for various reasons.
Thanks for the comments so far.
- plemansAug 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
schumaku there actually was an R6000. Very limited release and had the exact same specs as the R6100. I couldn't even find anything about it on netgears support site anymore. So not sure if it was rolled into the R6100 support info or what happened there.
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_R6000
Shovelsr I'd try it before trying to adjust anything. The R6*** series or routers weren't recommend to use qos settings at speeds 250mbps+. So I'd try it first. If it has issues, then I'd try its QoS.
- ShovelsrAug 15, 2022Aspirant
Many thanks people. I'll go with the suck it and see method of determining whether the switches and router are good enough. If not, I have upgrades in mind.
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