Problems with bridging and vonage

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 8

Heres my network: Comcast Cable modem hooked to Belkin pre-n router transmitting wirelessly to my computer (in a shop next to house) with a pre n wirelesss card, I made the wireless card a shared connection and bridged my ethernet card, pluged in a Linksys wireless G router (model wrt54gs) to the ethernet port on my computer, then plugged in the motorola VT2142 adapter into that router. Have good dial tone, but when I make or recieve a call its broken up... have spent more than 4 hours on the phone with vonage tech, belkin tech, and comcast tech, with no results. my upload speed is over 350mbps on the wireless connection and I have never had a problem surfing the net in the past even running multiple explorer pages. I have plugged the vonage adapter into the cable modem direct and it works great, then I plug it into the belkin router and I get a broken up phone call. I'm pretty sure its in the belkin router, I have enabled the DMZ on both routers still no luck... any ideas???? Thanks in advance. DJ

Posts: 100 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jan 13, 2007 Posts: 100

hi,

you said when you connect your adapter to belkin audio is breaking up.These belkin routers have spi firewalls and try disabling that.your router will still be secured since it is NATed.update if it works.

Jay Very Happy

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 8

ok just disabled that firewall and still same results... sounds like it cuts out every other word during a conversation.

Posts: 4751 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4751

Have you set up QoS in the Belkin to favor the VT2142?

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 8

Thank you steve, thats all it was, pretty pathetic that no one at vonage or belkin could figure that out, phone seems to work great!
Thanks again. DJ

Posts: 143 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Dec 22, 2005 Posts: 143

After disabling the SPI firewall on a Belkin you MUST restart the Belkin router. The firewall changes do not take affect until after. Never had to setup QOS with the Belkin before, but if that worked for you then all the more good.