VOIP Update

Heads up for all of you out there with wireless routers. You will need to make the router that they sends you the gateway router.

Sooo - I bring you Sponge's 10-Step guide to adding VOIP to your network while not totally hammering your ability to be wireless:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable to an available port on your wireless router (NOT the Internet port - see step 6)
2. On the setup page, change Internet Setup under the Basic Setup "tab" to static IP. Note 1: Most of you will have a network that is 192.168.1.x. If you are not using "1", substitute that number for whatever you are using. Note 2: Your router is probably 192.168.1.1 - that is what it is set to by default. If you changed that, use your noodle to figure out what it should change to.
3. Change your wireless routers Static IP address to something that is not your default gateway and is not in your DHCP range. Example: 192.168.56.2.
4. Change your local IP port from 192.168.1.1 to a number that is not your gateway and is not in your DHCP range. Example: 192.168.56.5.
5. Make sure your DHCP range is enabled, but you are going to want to change the range. By default, the router comes with 192.168.1.100-150 active. Change it to something else, like 192.168.1.230 as the starting number and only activate like 10 addresses (unless you have more than 10 wireless devices).
6. Plug an Ethernet cable into the Internet port on the back of your WRT54GS. plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into an available port on the Broadband router. OK, now you are ready to make the new Von@g3 router your default gateway.
7. Take the cable that was connecting your computer and wireless router together and move it to the new V0n@g3 router (Linksys RTP31P2), while still leaving it connected to your computer. Note: By default the new router comes with the IP address of 192.168.1.15 configured (smart by Linksys as an attempt to not cause a conflict when plugging it into an existing network)
8. Open a browser and go to 192.168.1.15, login with the password admin (no ID)
9. On the setup page, change the IP address to be whatever your old gateway address was. Example: 192.168.1.1
10. Go to the status page and verify that you are getting an external address.
    If this "guide" it doesn't work for you, don't call V0n@g3. They will tell you to call Linksys (800-linksys).
    

This is the least intrusive method for adding the VOIP router to your home network.

If any of you are thinking about moving to V0n@g3 based on my experience let me know - I get a referral bonus :)

Interim Grading report:
Sales = A

Price = A+

Customer Service = B- (spelling my name wrong on the account AND my email address is still pissing me off)

Technical Support = F - Not a single question regarding the wireless config was answered

Features = A+ (The website that allows you to setup your phone, forward calls, look at call history, etc is off the hook. V3r1z0n should be very worried about this).

Quality = Don't know yet.

More updates to come...