vgbaron
join:2001-12-07
Burbank, CA
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Re: Vonage setup question
I follow what you are saying but I guess I'm still not explaining my question clearly.
Current setup - phones work fine - is:
Modem - handling PPPOE connected to
WAN port of Linksys which is in GATEWAY mode with TA and computer connected to LAN ports.
1) Isn't this redundant? Modem handling PPPOE *AND* router in gateway mode?
2) If I do nothing other than plug the MODEM in to the LAN port rather than the WAN port, will it work or do I have to do something else to the TA?
Sorry for being so dense 
Thanx,
Vic |
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JohnA
Premium
join:2003-09-16
Pittsburgh, PA
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It is redundant/ double natting the connection.
Normally with a router behind the modem/router you would put the modem in bridge mode and let the router do the PPPoE login, and dish out IPs to connected equipment. The way it is will be fine, connected to a LAN port if you disable the DHCP server in the router, then you will be using the router as just a switch. Nothing should need changed in the TA.
The main difference with which piece does the PPPoE login is which one holds the Public IP. There's also a possibility both the modem and Linksys could be using 192.168.1.1 as their IP. That doesn't matter if you go to the LAN port. You would just have to connect directly to the modem to get into it's interface, to check stats or change settings. |
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vgbaron
join:2001-12-07
Burbank, CA
| it takes me a while but I think I got it now!
The double natting was/is my issue. There are multiplayer online games that he has trouble with and I'm trying to get down to the simplest config. Letting the modem do the work and having the Linksys as a switch is what I was considering and seeing that it won't trash the TA settings I'll give it a go and see if it helps.
Thanx for your patience! LOL, I'd like to have been a fly on the wall listening to your vocalizations after reading each of my responses
Vic |
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