[G4] Airport and Vonage

[J. R. Rosen]

On Sep 14, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Gregory Cortelyou wrote:

> Anybody have any experience getting original graphite Airport base  
> station to work with Vonage internet phone service? Some people at  
> Vonage say it can't be done, but I think they just don't know how.  
> Others say I need a separate router. I really don't want one more  
> thing attached to my computer. The graphite airport only has the  
> one ethernet slot. I wonder if I need to actually reset the Airport  
> base station. That's the only thing I didn't try. Last time I did I  
> had to do it in OS9 with the Airport CD.
> Greg

Greg, I have Vonage with Airport.  The way it's set-up is...
Cable wire -> Cable Modem -> Vonage Box -> Airport

Now, just so you know... when we get a call on Vonage, our internet  
slows down so much, that we have to reboot the modem, Vonage and  
Airport!!!  We have them on 1 power strip, so it's not that big a  
PITA, but it is still a PITA.

The Vonage should not be interfering with Airport or vicaversa (sp???)

And I have no idea why phone calls/Vonage slow down the internet -  
maybe some of our learned colleagues can help on that point.

We mainly use our cells, and have the land-line just to keep our  
mortgage company happy.  We get maybe 3 calls a month - usually  
telemarketers!

Greg, I hope this helps - HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

J. R. Rosen
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