Bug with the V2442 Router?

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 02, 2006 Posts: 1

I also struggled with port forwarding on the Vt2442 - until I realized that the settings were working - but only for IP packets coming *from the outside Internet*. For any packets on my internal network, the port forward was ignored. It makes it very difficult to test that it's working!

However, I have made zero progress in finding out anything about the QoS... (outbound) voice quality goes to hell if I'm uploading files at the same time. The router obviously does not, by default, give priority to the Voip traffic, and no-one seems to know if it's possible to configure it (there are configuration screens in the router for IP QoS, but you need to know things like source and destination IPs). Anyone?

Posts: 113 · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:02 am Post subject: Not for all software

Port forwarding did not work with the specific software I was using. Not only that but the router would lose its config intermittently after a power down.

The linksys is working perfectly, especially with the Hawking Booster.

Live and Learn.

Posts: 193 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 193

So you're using the wrtp54g or wrt54gl and the vt2442? To go with the hawking.

Posts: 113 · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: Linksys WRTP54G

I am using the Linksys WRTP54G

I have wireless disabled.

The only reason that I went with this router was because it has the built in RJ-11 connectors for voice lines, and it was 50 bucks.

Posts: 7 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 7

booma wrote:

I have the VT2442. I chose to put it behind my main router which does not offer QoS. So far (knock on wood) I have not had any issues. There are generally 3 or 4 computers connected with teens banging away at IM and P2P file sharing (no copyright infringement I'm sure). All is well...but maybe I'm just lucky.

I'm thinking of signing up with Vonage and using the VT2442 the same as you, putting it before my main router (modem>VT2442>main router>computers) so I can have voice Qos. Was it very hard to get this setup to work?

Posts: 113 · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: It works but..........

That setup worked fine. But if you want to do port forwarding you may have a problem.

The only reason I went with the V2442 in the first place was for voice quality of service.

Since I purchased a seperate Hawking booster I have had no voice issues.