QoS question

[Azure]

Is it possible to setup QOS rules so that they are assigned by a router and apply to other routers within the LAN?

Say 192.168.5.1 is the gateway that controls everything, and 192.168.5.2 and 192.168.5.3 are the two routers.

If I give 192.168.5.2 priority and maximum bandwidth via QOS rules, and 192.168.5.3 lower priority and less bandwidth via the same rules outlined on 192.168.5.1, would it work?

This way all computers connected to router 192.168.5.2 would have maximum bandwidth and all computers connected to 192.168.5.3 wouldn't be able to suck up bandwidth on Youtube or something.

[Azure]

To answer my own question....it wouldn't work because there is no traffic coming from that IP address.

Traffic would actually be coming from the computer, which would be the IP address I would have to use to setup QoS.

[sclitheroe]

Maybe instead of multiple routers, use a switch that supports vlan tagging and do QOS there? Then you can assign QOS based on the vlans that individual devices reside within, while both vlans continue to make use of the gateway router normally.

Edit - you can do it like that, which is QoS at layer 2, or you could use multiple subnets and do it at layer 3

Googling QoS VLAN or QoS subnet will get you pointed in the right direction I think.

[Azure]

I'll look into that thanks.

It might be a bit much for the environment I'm doing it in though.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by Azure

I'll look into that thanks.

It might be a bit much for the environment I'm doing it in though.

Probably, yeah. You are starting to think about big network things!

[Azure]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Probably, yeah. You are starting to think about big network things!

Haha.

Is there a difference between a $1000+ device running QoS, and a $100 router doing it if you just have a minimum amount of bandwidth to work with?

Say for example 10mbps.

Basically all I would want to do is give certain computers priority, maybe 2-3 in total, and a few services as well. Nothing serious.

I've been running it in a test phase for the past few days here with a simple $100 router, and I still haven't decided if I'm satisfied.

If I give 'http' highest priority, and I'm downloading at full speed from an ftp source, web browsing is more or less normal, save for intermittent delays.

CP for an example will load very fast about 80% of the time, and then it'll hang the other 10%, and when I click refresh its fast again.