Re: Vonage phone service on a network with Fedora... (MAYBE solved)

[Steven P. Ulrick]

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Linus Ulrick<meow8282(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hello Everyone
>  I have just (for now...) signed up for Vonage phone service.  My system as is
>  was BEFORE I connected the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter was like this:
>  Two Fedora Linux systems connected to a router that is connected to a cable
>  modem that is connected to the Comcast cable that comes out of my wall.  We do
>  NOT have any other services from Comcast other than cable internet.  No TV, No
>  Phone, just Internet.  I have a dynamic IP address.  But, like with many of us,
>  it almost never changes.
>
>  THEN I connected the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter like the instructions
>  specify.  In short, the adapter goes between the modem and the router.  Which I
>  am reasonably sure is the cause of my problems.
>
>  I discovered after I connected the Vonage device that the IP address
>  that I have
>  had with Comcast had changed for the first time in a REAL long time.  So, in an
>  attempt to fix my ability to access the mail server on my Fedora 8
>  system from my
>  new system (Fedora 11) I changed the IP address on dnsexit.com to match the new
>  one.  This did not in any way change my situation...  So I had an idea: I
>  disconnected the Vonage device, probably did a modem/router power cycle and
>  rebooted my PC's.  Guess What?  My IP address changed AGAIN!  Any guesses on
>  what it changed to?  The exact same IP address that I had before I
>  connected the
>  Vonage adapter...  I wasn't exactly too suprised when my email setup started to
>  work perfectly again.
>
>  So, my question is, has anyone with two or more Fedora/Linux systems on a local
>  network that is also running a mail server on one of the systems been able to
>  successfully connect the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter to their network and
>  still have their network function exactly as it did before the adapter was
>  installed?
>
>  Your help is greatly appreciated! 
Hello Everyone :)
First of all, thank you for your help so far.  I had the most amazing
thing happen: I called Vonage, and the guy I talked to suggested that
I just plug the adapter directly to the back of our router.  I just
had my dad call our Vonage virtual number and not only did caller ID
pick up his name and phone number, but he successfully(?) left a voice
mail.
So, everything is working SO FAR :)

Thanks Again,
Steven P. Ulrick

Vonage phone service on a network with Fedora... (MAYBE solved)

[Thomas Paine]

I have a trixbox for my phone system. www.trixbox.org

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Linus Ulrick<meow8282(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Linus
> Ulrick<meow8282(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Everyone
> > I have just (for now...) signed up for Vonage phone service.  My system as is
> > was BEFORE I connected the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter was like this:
> > Two Fedora Linux systems connected to a router that is connected to a cable
> > modem that is connected to the Comcast cable that comes out of my wall.  We do
> > NOT have any other services from Comcast other than cable internet.  No TV, No
> > Phone, just Internet.  I have a dynamic IP address.  But, like with many of us,
> > it almost never changes.
> >
> > THEN I connected the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter like the instructions
> > specify.  In short, the adapter goes between the modem and the router.  Which I
> > am reasonably sure is the cause of my problems.
> >
> > I discovered after I connected the Vonage device that the IP address
> > that I have
> > had with Comcast had changed for the first time in a REAL long time.  So, in an
> > attempt to fix my ability to access the mail server on my Fedora 8
> > system from my
> > new system (Fedora 11) I changed the IP address on dnsexit.com to match the new
> > one.  This did not in any way change my situation...  So I had an idea: I
> > disconnected the Vonage device, probably did a modem/router power cycle and
> > rebooted my PC's.  Guess What?  My IP address changed AGAIN!  Any guesses on
> > what it changed to?  The exact same IP address that I had before I
> > connected the
> > Vonage adapter...  I wasn't exactly too suprised when my email setup started to
> > work perfectly again.
> >
> > So, my question is, has anyone with two or more Fedora/Linux systems on a local
> > network that is also running a mail server on one of the systems been able to
> > successfully connect the Vonage V-Portal Phone Adapter to their network and
> > still have their network function exactly as it did before the adapter was
> > installed?
> >
> > Your help is greatly appreciated!
>
>  Hello Everyone :)
>  First of all, thank you for your help so far.  I had the most amazing
>  thing happen: I called Vonage, and the guy I talked to suggested that
>  I just plug the adapter directly to the back of our router.  I just
>  had my dad call our Vonage virtual number and not only did caller ID
>  pick up his name and phone number, but he successfully(?) left a voice
>  mail.
>  So, everything is working SO FAR :)
>
>  Thanks Again,
>  Steven P. Ulrick
>
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