Optimal settings for Netgear rounter? (WNDR3700)
turnstyle:
Thanks, so to forward the ports, I would need to know the IP address of the Obi?
Stepping back, to what extent does this generally improve performance?
RonR:
The IP address of the OBi can be obtained by dialing ***1.
Forwarding ports probably won't help with the 'stuttery' issue you mentioned. You can determine whether your router is contributing to this problem by temporarily conecting the OBi directly to your broadband modem, removing the router from the picture. Power-cycle both the modem and the OBi after making this connection. If the problem goes away, then your router is likely at fault. If the problem doesn't change, then your router is probably not part of this issue.
Everton:
At the time you were on the phone, do you know if a PC on your LAN was being used and possibly downloading/uploading any data? You could have a QoS (Quality of Service) issue, where other devices on your LAN are "hogging" your available bandwidth. What is your Download/Upload speeds from your ISP? You should also do a Line test to see if there is any Line Quality issues (High Packet Loss, Jitter, Latency , etc.).
turnstyle:
Thanks, so I could:
1) Disconnect my router from my incoming broadband, and instead plug the broadband line directly into the Obi, and reboot Obi.
If I still have a stuttering problem after that, it could be the broadband service (I gather Google Voice on Obi is expected to sound fairly similar to a conventional phone line?).
Or, if the stuttering problem then goes away, it would sound like the router could be the problem, and I should next:
2) Try messing with port forwarding.
Is that the logical plan?
tome:
Quote from: turnstyle on September 09, 2011, 02:51:15 pm
Thanks, so I could:
1) Disconnect my router from my incoming broadband, and instead plug the broadband line directly into the Obi, and reboot Obi.
If I still have a stuttering problem after that, it could be the broadband service (I gather Google Voice on Obi is expected to sound fairly similar to a conventional phone line?).
Or, if the stuttering problem then goes away, it would sound like the router could be the problem, and I should next:
2) Try messing with port forwarding.
Is that the logical plan?
Port forwarding is a red herring in terms of call quality. Quality (or lack thereof) is a function of traffic congestion and dropped packets from the Obi device all the way to the destination phone.
Try #1 above, if the problem goes away (your ISP, or your bandwidth to the ISP, is not at fault) then you want to set your router's QOS settings. QOS settings let you prioritize traffic based on different criteria (like port, or data size, etc). In other words you can configure your router to handle the voice traffic first, throttling large file transfers and other traffic if need be. I believe the router you have has a QOS setting in it's menus.
Tom
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