voip ruined my internet connection

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 10

jz4u2nv wrote:

sunjay wrote:

also iv hear of port forwarding and turning off the firewall on the Voip box... would this work and how would i do it

check this website for port forwarding>> www.portforward.com

i clicked on the spa 2102 but there was no instructions for port forwarding for a ps3 Cry

Posts: 414 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:

So he has an SPA 2101? That is not even a Vonage capable device, which means he has some other service(most likely sunrocket with that device). You might try posing your question on a forum for whatever Voip service he has. They would most likely be able to help you with the device specific questions you are asking better than the Vonage users here who have never seen the device before. Alternatively, just call the support line for Linksys and see if they can assist you.

Just as an aside, if you don't see specific info for the PS3 on portforward.com you can always just DMZ the PS3.

Posts: 76 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 76

tglea wrote:

I would like to post here but I am lost. From what I can tell, he has a network that only consists of a cable modem going into a hub and then feeding the LAN devices. If that is the case, his dad is getting screwed by Comcast because he is paying probably $5 a month for each extra IP address. Also, from my research online, his Vonage device-SPA 2102 is essentially the same as a PAP2 as it is just phone device and isn't a router. I would like to help but again I am confused after reading the entire thread multiple times. First it's a router then it's a hub and people are refering to the SPA 2102 as it has routing built in and that's not what I find looking at the device online. If somebody would like to clarify, I would like to help.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1146582254856&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Click on the user guide. It's a phone adapter with a router built in. On the web interface it has two areas - one for the phone and one for the router. Pretty standard Linksys setup with different connection types, DHCP, port forwarding, etc, etc.

Posts: 76 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 76

xcrunxc wrote:

So he has an SPA 2101? That is not even a Vonage capable device, which means he has some other service(most likely sunrocket with that device). You might try posing your question on a forum for whatever Voip service he has. They would most likely be able to help you with the device specific questions you are asking better than the Vonage users here who have never seen the device before. Alternatively, just call the support line for Linksys and see if they can assist you.

Just as an aside, if you don't see specific info for the PS3 on portforward.com you can always just DMZ the PS3.

I think you are right in that this device is not one of the Vonage/Linksys partner devices. I have seen this device mentioned with Sunrocket.

Sunrocket or Vonage - either way, it's a router so there are several potential options on getting this to work better. Might be better off double checking the Voip provider and like you said, hitting the right forum boards with these questions.

Posts: 76 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 76

sunjay wrote:

ok guys i talked to my dad about the optimizer and he said it was too much money but he said if i found a good/cheap router then he would buy it if it helps the problem so i came up with this........ http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/D-Link-Ethernet-Broadband-Router-EBR-2310/sem/rpsm/oid/150777/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs

im looking for a wired not wireless because my ps3 is 2 floors above where the hub is so i need wired... do u recommend anything around $25-60 price range thats wired?

i also looked up thats prioritizing taffic on google and i came up with nothing

Personally I cannot stand D-Link products. I've just a string of bad luck with everyone I have to work with. For homes, I stick with Linksys mainly because they are owned by Cisco and their product is brain dead easy to setup.

The D-Link router you show here - you can get a Linksys WRT54G for the same price. Plus the WRT54G is wireless but you can turn that off. Nice thing is, if you ever wanted wireless, it's available and you would just need to turn it back on.