Yes, you can get a VOIP adapter with a router built in through
Viatalk. It costs extra up front to get, but you can.
On Nov 30, 2005, at 4:33 PM, Brent Harding wrote:

> I'm thinking I should've gotten a router instead of a switch. The
> guy at the
> computer store said it ends up being harder to set up, but does
> provide more
> security. Does this adapter act like a router that you could hook
> one of the
> computers to a second net port and be behind it like the vonage one
> claims
> to? I could put the other system that I am only using to get files
> from
> behind the adapter and everything should work as it does now.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: phone service
>
>
>> Hi Brent,
>>
>> Well, if you're not putting your computers behind a router (no reason
>> you shouldn't be, routers are hella cheap!), of course you'll need an
>> IP address of some kind.
>>
>> You're right about Free World Dialup, but I was using it only as an
>> example.
>>
>> Once you have an IP address (either from your provider or from your
>> router), the service is very easy to set up. BTW, I just got a Uniden
>> multi-handset 5.8 GHz digital two-line cordless phone and love it.
>> Sounds good and is pretty easy to use.
>>


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