Setting up RTP300 off existing router

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 14, 2006 Posts: 1

I have Verizon FiOS, so there is no modem involved. My setup is :
FiOS => Dlink DI-624 (supplied by Verizon) => RTP 300. I also have plugged in a PC to the RTP 300. Everything seems to work fine except I now experience dropped connections while FTP'ing to my web server from one of the computers wired to the DI-624 (lose connection to the server timed out ,not internet.) I noticed the RTP 300 manual specifically states to not connect a computer to it if the router is connected to another router. So I disconnected the PC and tested but still experience the FTP timing out. Does anyone have any similar experience? Thanks

Posts: 6 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject:

Do you possibly have the Mac address cloning on the TRP300 back to the PC you are FTPing on? I had a similar issue, and NateHoy fixed my up. Easy fix if that is it.

Good luck,

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject:

(assuming you don't already have things wired this way)

If you already have a working router, you probably want to just make the RTP300 a "vonage-only device", like this:

Posts: 44 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jan 21, 2005 Posts: 44

That's a good tip NateHoy. I tried doing this when I first got Vonage, and I could not get it to work... I have
Modem>Vonage Router>Linksys Wireless Router with my computer plugged into the Vonage router and my laptop wirelessly hooks to Linksys.

Can you give more detailed instructions how to set up Static IP Address or Static DHCP? Do you need to set up your PC differently?

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:10 am Post subject:

For Static DHCP, your router needs to have this function. My WRT54G V4 (WRT54GL) has this capability with the aftermarket firmware I am running.

For static IP address you set that at the client. For the Vonage routers like the RTP300, simply change the "Internet Connection Type" to "Static IP", then assign the address yourself.

Pick an IP address that is within the subnet of your LAN, but outside the DHCP assignment range (translation to English: Has the first three numbers (192.168.15, for example) as the addresses your router is assigning, but has a 4th digit that your router would never assign).

So, if your router is assigning 192.168.15.x addresses, and you have your DHCP server assigning addresses starting at .100 with a maximum number of clients set at 50, then use anything from 192.168.15.151 to 192.168.15.254.

As far as the other router not working first, I'd start from scratch. Take the other router, hook it directly to your Internet connection, and see if you can get it to work. Make sure any MAC address cloning is off, or if your connection requires the MAC addess of your primary PC, turn it on and use that.

Once you have your computer connecting to the Internet via the regular router, plug in the Vonage router as shown in the diagram, and temporarily plug your computer into a LAN port on the Vonage router. Make sure MAC address cloning is OFF on the Vonage router, and see if you can surf the Internet from there. If that works, you should be in good shape. Move your computer back to the regular router and the Vonage router should then be a Vonage device only.

Posts: 44 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jan 21, 2005 Posts: 44

Thanks, I'm moving to a new home soon. I'll give it a try after I move.