To use FaceTime on a restricted Wi-Fi network, port forwarding must be enabled for ports 443 (TCP), 3478–3497 (UDP), 16384–16386 (UDP), and 16393–16402 (UDP)”
Should I simply define a custom rule for these ports and assign them maximum priority?
My environment is rather challenging as I decided to switch my ISP provider half a year ago, and decided to go for a cheapish WiMax connection. WiMax is somewhat unpredictable and unreliable, and that's the reason I've decided to start fumbling around with QoS. When my connection chokes (it usually happens a few times per day), I would like to allocate the remaining throughput, if any, to critical services or hosts. My alarm is the most important service, then my VoIP phone comes next, and then I try to allocate resources also for FaceTime, as it is my wife's preferred communication method with her family.
I could paste my current configuration but i can't guarantee it is correctly defined.
Just add rules for these ports facetime is using. Do that for download and upload. Make sure it has at least high priority and the right protocol.
Ps. Facetime and facetime audio is better than skype (skype got crappy sound and some distorted sound). I am using it ob regular basis and it is working great no matter if the connection is 3G or wifi.
Joined: 04 May 2014 Posts: 33 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 19:03 Post subject:
kitus wrote:
scrmtrey wrote:
Just add rules for these ports facetime is using. Do that for download and upload. Make sure it has at least high priority and the right protocol.
Any idea as to which ports/rules I should add?
thanks
Quite a few according to this list. _________________ TP-Link TL-WR740N v4 (build 24160)
TP-Link TL-WR740N v4 (build 40009)
TP-Link Archer C9 v1 (build 40009)
TP-Link Archer C9 v1 (build 44715)
Because it keeps on working, don't make it right.
