recommended routers for OBi
MontyForum:
Hi, all. Thanks for the responses.
I have a OBI 110. Will the ASUS RT-N16 work for me? Will I need to disable SIP-ALG? If yes, how do I do this? I purchased another ASUS router (RT-N66U). I love the download speed, but the OBI doesn't work - can't call my OBI device # from my OBI app on my cell phone. Can call the other way, but can't hear on cell phone. I am able to confirm IP address and do the echo test with the phone hooked up to OBI, but that's it.
I called ASUS and was advised that ASUS doesn't support VOIP - not sure if they were referring to product that I purchased or all their routers. I would have to connect the OBI to the modem (which didn't work that's why I'm purchasing a router). I set up the port triggering and forwarding correctly. Was advised that I don't need QOS or to set up DMZ.
Recommended products on the OBI talk site include D-link DIR-655 (appears to have been around for awhile - prices are lowered and can buy re-furbished) and Medialink 802.11n.
Ostracus:
Pffft! I have an ASUS RT-N66U running Merlin's firmware and VoIP works just fine. I'm sure the standard firmware would work fine as well.
LeoKing:
I've tried the 2 OBi110's I have with 3 different Trendnet routers and they all worked great with the OBi110's. I didn't need to do the port forwarding, port triggering or any special configs. I only needed to set the static IPs for them using their MAC addresses and that's all I did.
FYI, the 3 Trendnet routers I tried with the OBi110s were TEW-639GR, TEW-672GR and TEW-692GR.
flex25:
I bought the Medialink router that is recommended by Obi, and it's been working great with the Obi 110. Setting up the router was a major pain because Medialink gives several setup options, depending on the modem, and I tried setting it up according to their directions for my modem, only to discover that I needed to use a different setup (I eventually stumbled on the key phrase in the setup manual and there was some trial and error).
The reviews of the router on Amazon gave good scores, and purchasers particularly liked customer service responsiveness to problems. It cost around $50.
ipse:
My 2 (unsolicited) cents :)
I tend to agree that most newer routers (Asus in particular) can do QoS pretty well, but for the peace of mind, get a router (and a few of the suggestions above N12, N16 fit the bill) that supports Tomato and you should be good.
DD-WRT seems to be behind Tomato in QoS performance - but it's also a choice, as it will work on more cheap routers (I just got a dual-band Belkin for 25$ and it runs DD-WRT).
My main router is a Linksys E4200v1 with Tomato Shibby and never had any issues with simultaneous voice calls and P2P traffic.
Having a good broadband connection also helps.."throwing bandwidth at the problem" :)
PS Maybe the topic should be moved to another subforum as it does not deal with Obi firmware.
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