PAP2T vs RT31P2

[voip123]

Great info.

Question about hooking the RT31P2 with another router (WRT54G running Tomato) in front of it.

With VoicePulse, I had a PAP2T. Simply connect a LAN port on the WRT54G to the "Internet" port (the only Ether port on it), and it worked. It got an internal IP address on the same subnet as the WRT, and all was great.

With the RT31P2, do I need to connect the LAN port of the WRT54G to the WAN port of the RT31P2? Or can I get away with using the LAN port?

I greatly prefer the WRT54G being first in line since all wireless devices connect to it and I use it for QOS.

I did connect the RT31P2 via WAN port. I don't have a "line 1" light lit. And because it's on a different subnet, I can't access it without hardwiring a PC to it.

Thoughts?

Thanks,

-Craig

This is my setup:

DSL Modem -> Linsys WRT54GS wireless router -> VOIPo RT31P2 Adapter

Linsys WRT54GS = 192.168.1.1

VOIPo RT31P2 = 192.168.1.188, VOIPo suggested the IP should be outside the range of the WRT54GS.

I have 2 PCs connect to the RT31P2 , the IPs are: 192.168.15.100 and 192.168.15.101. Both of them are static. The default getway on RT31P2 is 192.168.15.1. You can leave the DHCP enable, it will handle the IP for you automatically.

Hope this helps.

[ctaranto]

This is my setup:

DSL Modem -> Linsys WRT54GS wireless router -> VOIPo RT31P2 Adapter

Linsys WRT54GS = 192.168.1.1

VOIPo RT31P2 = 192.168.1.188, VOIPo suggested the IP should be outside the range of the WRT54GS.

I have 2 PCs connect to the RT31P2 , the IPs are: 192.168.15.100 and 192.168.15.101. Both of them are static. The default getway on RT31P2 is 192.168.15.1. You can leave the DHCP enable, it will handle the IP for you automatically.

Hope this helps.

How did you connect the WRT to the RT? From the WRT LAN, did you connect to the RT WAN or RT LAN?

Thanks,

-Craig

[voip123]

How did you connect the WRT to the RT? From the WRT LAN, did you connect to the RT WAN or RT LAN?

Thanks,

-Craig

One cable from prot1 on WRT54GS to the "internet" port on the RT31P2. You can use anyone port of the 4 ports (WRT54GS only has 4 ports). But you MUST use the "internet" port on the RT31P2. It is also important you have to assign correct IP on the RT31P2 or leave the DHCP enable.

[ctaranto]

Thanks. I had it set up that way, and I wasn't getting Phone 1 lit up. The RT administration was only available when a computer was plugged into the RT.

I found this on a vonage forum (who also uses an RT):
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic4206.html

In there, it states:
The best thing to do if you are already using a router is to disable the vonage adaptor's ability to function as a router and just use it as a switch. To accomplish this you can follow the below directions.

1. Disable NAT and DCHP on the vonage adaptor.
2. From the line coming out of your router plug into lan jack 1 in the back of the vonage router.
2. If you have a computer plugged into the vonage adaptor plug it into lan jack 2 on the vonage adaptor.
3. Take the lan jack 3 on the vonage adaptor and plug it into the wan jack of the vonage adaptor.

This will give you the functionality of VOIP by turning the vonage adaptor into just another switch on your network.


So, I've done that.

My WRT is 172.20.0.1
I gave the RT a LAN address of 172.20.0.5
I gave the RT a WAN address of 172.20.0.3 (via static DHCP on the WRT)
I turned off DHCP on the RT
I turned off NAT on the RT
I plugged a wire from the WRT to the RT LAN
I plugged a wire from the RT LAN to the RT WAN

I can access the RT from a wireless connect on the WRT.
In the Status/Router and Status/Local Network pages on the RT, all are as expected.
On the front of the RT, LAN1, LAN3, and WAN (Internet) lights are lit.

I still do not have Phone 1 lit.

-Craig

[voip123]

Thanks. I had it set up that way, and I wasn't getting Phone 1 lit up. The RT administration was only available when a computer was plugged into the RT.

I found this on a vonage forum (who also uses an RT):
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic4206.html

In there, it states:
The best thing to do if you are already using a router is to disable the vonage adaptor's ability to function as a router and just use it as a switch. To accomplish this you can follow the below directions.

1. Disable NAT and DCHP on the vonage adaptor.
2. From the line coming out of your router plug into lan jack 1 in the back of the vonage router.
2. If you have a computer plugged into the vonage adaptor plug it into lan jack 2 on the vonage adaptor.
3. Take the lan jack 3 on the vonage adaptor and plug it into the wan jack of the vonage adaptor.

This will give you the functionality of VOIP by turning the vonage adaptor into just another switch on your network.


So, I've done that.

My WRT is 172.20.0.1
I gave the RT a LAN address of 172.20.0.5
I gave the RT a WAN address of 172.20.0.3 (via static DHCP on the WRT)
I turned off DHCP on the RT
I turned off NAT on the RT
I plugged a wire from the WRT to the RT LAN
I plugged a wire from the RT LAN to the RT WAN

I can access the RT from a wireless connect on the WRT.
In the Status/Router and Status/Local Network pages on the RT, all are as expected.
On the front of the RT, LAN1, LAN3, and WAN (Internet) lights are lit.

I still do not have Phone 1 lit.

-Craig

Access to your WRT router:
Click on the status tab (the right most on the top), and then "Local network", and then click on the "DHCP Client Table" button.

Post here, tell us what you get?

[ctaranto]

Access to your WRT router:
Click on the status tab (the right most on the top), and then "Local network", and then click on the "DHCP Client Table" button.

Post here, tell us what you get?

I'm running Tomato, so I don't know what info you're asking for.

Do you want the Static DHCP list, or the list of connected devices?

/c

[voip123]

I'm running Tomato, so I don't know what info you're asking for.

Do you want the Static DHCP list, or the list of connected devices?

/c

Check out the attachment RT31P2.pdf. Can you setup your RT just like that?

[chpalmer]

To access the RT31P2 from its WAN port...

Hook a computer to one of its LAN ports.

Go to http://192.168.15.1/Management.htm

Enable if its not already, Remote Administration:

Leave the Administration Port at 8080

On the WAN side of the router... log in with the IP of your RT31P2 WAN port...

http://(rt31p2 ip):8080




Ive found the pap2 has the dtmf falsing but have never had it on the RT31P2 yet...

[ctaranto]

Thanks for that suggestion.

I think I need my head examined. Maybe it's because I woke up early this morning and not thinking straight.

I changed my setup (again).

Cable modem -> WRT -> RT

WRT is 172.20.0.1
RT is 192.168.15.1

Connected WRT LAN to RT WAN

On the Internet Setup page, should I have "Obtain IP automatically"? If so, should it get a 172.20.0.x address?

[chpalmer]

WRT is 172.20.0.1
RT is 192.168.15.1

Connected WRT LAN to RT WAN

On the Internet Setup page, should I have "Obtain IP automatically"? If so, should it get a 172.20.0.x address?

Yes it would.

Up to you whether or not you use DHCP but finding the unit to sign into would be easier if it were static...