10-25-2009, 10:25 PM
Doc wrote:
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Why wouldn't you just buy a router with a built-in 4-port switch?
because I had some issues with some VOIP boxes and some iChat issues when using NAT?
Sure, I may not be setting NAT correctly on my router, but when I have multipled VOIP boxes and multiple computer wanting to use iChat behind the same router, things could get quite messy.
So right now I have this setup:
Cable -> Modem (Motorola) -> VOIP (Linksys/GIZMO, this gives me a lot of touble with NAT) -> Router
and the the router I have several WiFi devices (2 macs, sometimes 1 XP i bring home from work, and an iTouch), and then I have a Packet8 VOIP box and a printer (but the printer does not need to access the outside world).
most of the time I use Skype instead of iChat because I never had NAT issues with Skype, but sometimes I need iChat for screen sharing to help troubleshooting