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Orbi Behind Vonage
I have a Vonage VDV23 that MUST be connected directly to my cable modem to provide decent phone service. I already have a Nighthawk R7000 that works fine when connected behind the Vonage device. I sim...
I have an Arris SurfBoard SB6183 cable modem, a wired device. The Vonage
device, also wired, has to connect directly to the modem to get useable phone comms.
I've had my Nighthawk connected behind the Vonage box
without issues for a couple of years. I recently tried connecting the Nighthawk directly to the modem
with the Vonage box behind it, (after contacting Vonage tech support to check
if it would work that way). Got phone connectivity, but very choppy. So
the Vonage box HAS to be first behind the modem. If the Orbi, connected behind the Vonage box, works as well as the Nighthawk does, all will be well. I'm just trying to do my
homework this way before laying out almost $400 and wading in. Thanks.
I would have used the routers DMZ with the Vonage IP address in the DMZ of the router. This would help with Vonage behind a router. I have my microcell behind a router and use the DMZ for the microcell. Works well.
Up to you.