In article <1183917877.192767.35980@k79g2000hse.googlegroups. com>,
<bluebird44@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On Jul 7, 9:42 am, Gordon Henderson <gordon+use...@drogon.net> wrote:
>> I guess you're using Internet connection sharing on the PC? In which case,
>> it might work, but SIP has issues going through NAT at the best of times,
>> and putting it through 2 NAT routers is just asking for trouble.
>
>Yes, internet sharing on the PC. Either that or connecting the PC and
>VoIP phone with a cheap 5 port switch and using Windows to bridge both
>networks, that way it's not NAT, correct? Also I can use crossover
>cable from the VoIP phone to PC and select both networks in Control
>Panel and select "Bridge Networks"
I'm not familiar enough with how MS Windows does it's bridging/sharing
to know if this works as you describe - I know that sort of thing can be
done in Linux though, so it's not am impossibility it can be done
elsewhere...
>> If you want to go this route, seriously do look into using a WiFi
>> bridge. Small box and antennae which you can place somewhere convenient
>> to pick up a good signal with an Ethernet socket on which you can connect
>> to a switch, then hang multiple Ethernet devices on.
>
>Can you recommend a good WiFi access point? One that would create a
>stable wireless bridge with my NetGear WGR614v6.
I've no experience of anything recent, but this would appear to work,
even if it has features you may never use:
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=2144
That's a netgear unit, so I'd hope it would be OK - the picture on the
page gives you an idea of it's use.
>> However, I'm really not a fan of carrying VoIP over WiFi. I do it myself,
>> with a WiFi VoIP phone (UT Starcom) but it's problematic at the best of
>> times. Just one application doing a big download on the PC will affect
>> voice quality over WiFi.
>>
>> If it doesn't have to be a Snom phone, (and the 370 is a big expensive
>> phone!!!) then what about a DECT system? the Siemens C460IP is a great
>> unit, and if you're looking for multiple SIP account support, then the
>> S450IP is the unit to have.
>
>I'll check out some DECT phones. Thanks for the tip!
Gordon