Best ADSL router(s) for bandwidth management/traffic shaping/QoS?

Toffe3m4n

Toffe3m4n

Toffe3m4n

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Hi everyone, long time shopper on Overclockers & been registered on these forums for just over 4 years - this is my first post! :D

Anyway, I'm in the market for a new ADSL router but one of my main priorities is to get one with some pretty robust bandwidth/traffic/QoS management features as we have a pretty busy home network here. Lots of devices all doing different things at the same time!

I currently have a DGN2000 which has served me well for a few years but the QoS feature on it (which I was only able to unlock via a firmware update anyway) just flat out doesn't work. Even with game traffic given a high priority, streaming media absolutely dominates the network regardless. What I'm looking for is a solution that will allow me to shape bandwidth between different devices on the network fairly comprehensively.

I've heard that certain DrayTek, Billion, & newer TP-Link devices offer decent solutions but I need some solid input from other SoHo network buffs & people with first hand experience. Could you guys help?

Cheers in advance :)
 
Is that firmware compatible with any ADSL routers though? I looked at the 'Supported Routers' page on the website and I couldn't see an ADSL router listed.

EDIT: Actually, I think I'm getting mixed up. Is the idea to get a standard Gigabit router, flash it, and use an Adsl router as a modem to bridge them?
 
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Looks like I'll have to give the Gargoyle solution a try. Think I'll hang on 'til next month now though, apparently my exchange gets the fibre switch-on in March so I want to see what happens there first.

Thanks for the feedback so far :)
 
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