VirginMedia setup

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 13, 2009 Posts: 1

before I ask my main question I have a preliminary question.

I would like to make a search of the forum but I cannot see how this is done. Am I missing something very obvious?

I only started looking into the use of Vonage about an hour ago so I am very green.

I believe that I should set up the equipment as follows:

VirginMedia cable wall socket - Vonage adapter box - VirginMedia cable modem/router - laptop/printers etc.

The Vonage adapter I have seen has two Ethernet connectors, one being the input socket for the cable from the wall socket and the other being the output to the modem.

Cable broadband systems have, I believe, a coaxial cable from the wall socket to the modem so this socket is not compatible with cable.

At the moment I am waiting for my VirginMedia broadband to be installed so I am not sure of the layout.

Have I got it wrong or is there a different Vonage adapter for cable?

Posts: 12 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Sep 02, 2005 Posts: 12

As follows.. Virgin coax into their cable modem (they set that up on install) ....network cable from their cable modem to Vonage adaptor...then network cable from Vonage adaptor to your gear (PC or router etc) ...........

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Nov 02, 2009 Posts: 8

I assume you're going to be running more than just the Vonage phone, so you're going to need a router between the cable modem and your home network.

I've used a Belkin 802.11b in the past and now use a Netgear 802.11n both of which work fine. It's just a case of setting them up with your Virgin box and then plugging in the Vonage adapter using coax directly into the router

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Nov 02, 2009 Posts: 8

BTW the search options are in the left hand Vonage Forums Menu