[ale] Vonage?

[Mike Murphy]

From: http://vonage.com/help_faqs.php?topic=setting_up#alarmSystem

"Can I use your service with my home alarm system?

Yes, you can. But we recommend that you keep a basic telephone line to 
support your home alarm system."

Mike


Mike Murphy wrote:
> well, depending on the alarm. many are connected to the CO so that a 
> fault can be detected (ie, if someone cuts your phone line before the 
> home invasion). If you had the alarm connected to the VoIP box, that 
> wouldn't work.
> 
> Matt Smith wrote:
> 
>> I've got my Vonage box behind my router.  It works just fine.
>>
>> And, I've got it tied to my inside wiring (as a second line).
>> Basically, just wire it in just like where BS hits the inside wiring (or
>> anywhere else, really).  Depending on your setup, it may be more or less
>> complicated - but done correctly you could address the alarm system
>> situation too.
>>
>>
>> --Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Woodfield [mailto:rekoil at semihuman.com] Sent: Thursday, 
>> August 26, 2004 10:54 AM
>> To: ale at ale.org
>> Subject: [ale] Vonage?
>>
>>
>> OK, now that Speakeasy is offering OneLink, their dialtone-less DSL
>> service, I'm seriously investigating moving from a BS dialtone line to 
>> Vonage
>> (the fact that I just found out I can keep my phone number doesn't hurt
>> either). I do have some technical questions, however, and I'm 
>> wondering if anyone
>> has the experience to answer these:
>>
>> - Is the VoIP adapter able to operate with a NAT'ed IP behind an Linux 
>> iptables firewall using unmodified MASQUERADE rules, or would one
>> need to set up a static NAT entry and port forwarding (or *ugh* a 
>> public IP)?
>>
>> - Instead of connecting the phone jack directly to a phone, can one run
>> it to an existing phone jack and then connect other phones to the 
>> inside wiring? Would it be necessary to disconnect the pair from the 
>> NIU in
>> order to do this?
>>
>> TIA,
>> -Chris
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