Problem with Vt1000v obtaining IP address

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 19, 2004 Posts: 1

I have just signed up and cannot get the Vt1000 to lease an IP address from optimum online through my surfboard 4200 cable modem.

If I put the vt1000 on the other side of my router (linux box) and use my own DHCP server (linux box) the vt1000 successfully leases an IP address and successfully connects with Vonage - the phone works fine but I think my my router drops packets here and there and I get occasional gaps/clicks in the audio.

In otherwords:

Optonline <---> surfboard <---> router / DHCP server (linux) <---> hub <---> vt1000

works but with some audio quality issues

In the process of confiming that my router is the problem, I decided to connect the vt1000 directly to the cable modem.

Optonline <--> surfboard <---> vt1000

Doesn't work

When I hook a PC up to the PC port of the vt1000 and hit the admin web site the status page shows IP address of 0.0.0.0

I've confirmed through the admin interface that the vt1000 is configured to lease an IP address via DHCP as opposed to using a fixed address.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject:

You need to unplug/replug your cable modem after you disconnect your linux router otherwise optonline will not issue a new ip.