On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:23:27 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
<wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in
<AsKdnab5YvN9ckTZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> :

>> Given that the Vonage unit has to plug its ethernet into *something*
>> I'll likely have to have it between whatever bridge and the ap, anyway,
>> and likely have it downstairs, so that's not an issue.
>
>Yes, shore-link wifi to the vonage unit and through that to the on-boat
>device(s). You generally should always have a VoIP device on the first
>connection to the uplink. This to allow the VoIP device to manage the
>limited bandwidth for calls. You "could" bring the shore-link device's
>wired connection to a multiport switch and plug everything else into that.
>But by doing so you're not letting the VoIP device grab as much bandwidth as
>it needs to maintain a good quality connection.

The problem with putting the Vonage router "between" the client bridge
and the access point is that all wireless computers are probably then on
double NAT, which is a bad idea.

>Frankly a VoIP device on the boat is unlikely to work reliably. For several
>reasons. One being that you'd be connected behind the shore's router. Most
>VoIP services need a direct IP address, not one behind a router. Since you
>have no control over the shore devices the VoIP device won't have a direct
>address.
>
>Skype isn't VoIP and doesn't share the same issues as the client makes it's
>own outbound connections. VoIP devices do not, they sit waiting for an
>inbound connection and since the onshore router isn't configured to pass
>such things it won't work. It might work for outbound calls but very
>unlikely for anything inbound. Use Skype with SkypeOut minutes instead, the
>call quality's likely to be better anyway.

I agree.

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