Vonage probably has a dynamic IP address. Start a browser behind Vonage and go to www.whatismyip.com. That will give you the web IP address at that time. You can then (probably) get to the Cable Modem using that address. If the Cable modem is in bridge mode, you should be able to get to the Vonage modem with that address. ex: 65.44.22.4:8080 where 65.44.22.4 is your web IP address. Of course, a dynamic IP address is subject to change now and then. One of the support people in our company works from home and has a Comcast cable modem. His dynamic IP address has not changed since Nov 2009 so it all depends on the cable company and the neighborhood, how many people start/stop service, etc.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Pinging a vonage box The tech support from Vonage has been pretty weak so far. According to the vonage router manual, just turning on the "Remote config management" function should allow me to remotely log into the box using port 8080 instead of 80. Well that doesn't work and no one at Vonage has a clue how to make it work. The Modem I am using is a straight-though modem with lets all traffic through. --- On Wed, 7/21/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] Pinging a vonage box > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 12:52 PM > I don't know anything about Vonage or > your cable modem, but what I do with the local phone company > in Las Vegas > (CenturyLink) is put their modem in bridge mode and then my > router can be pinged. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:45 PM > Subject: [OT] Pinging a vonage box > > > OK > > I have a vonage box that is going up and down and leaving > my mother without service for periods of time. I can > try to > teach her how to reboot the modem and router but I'm not at > all confident she will do it. > > > So the Vonage box is actually a router which I can change > settings in. I can route ports, set filters, etc... > > > The box sets itself up as 192.168.15.1 by default and is > its own DCHP server. OF course the address scheme if I > want > to. > > How do I ping that box from outside the network? I > want to use a utility that tells me exactly when that router > and/or > the modem is off-line. > > The Cable Modem is able to be pinged, but what about the [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/0c4501cb28f7$a4089490$7a00a...@w2k3s02 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
