Gordon Henderson wrote:

> I also suspect that handling SIP and NAT over a load balancing router
> might be "intersting" too ...

I use a draytek 2910VG and load balancing worked perfectly when I let it
do it the way it was supposed to. Worked far better with manual tweaking
though
Inbound wasn't a problem as the account would register with whichever
connection the router decided was best at that moment upon which the IP
address of that connection was registered as normal.

> I have to say, that what I'd rather have in a SOHO environment is 2
> separate router/modems, and put all the VoIP down one of them and all
> office data down the other. Saves any fuss and you don't need expensive
> load balancing routers either...

Only problem with that Gordon is if either connection goes down which
you can guarantee _will_ happen at some point.

With an "all in one" router as soon as one connection fails the router
can switch traffic to the other connection seamlessly with no noticeable
down time (except for any active calls being cut off)


> I have one client setup this way. (3 ADSL connections) They're averaging
> 2-3 concurrent incoming calls and slightly more outgoing calls, which is
> workable on a single good ADSL line, (830Kbps upload) but it's pushing
> it a bit IMO.

have you seen this http://www.voipfone.co.uk/broadband.php
Not cheap but if it's as good as claimed then cheaper than an additional
ADSL connection.

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