[W1SMH] Note about EchoLink and routers

[John Miller]

If anyone wants a little trick to configuring a linksys router for echolink, 
works well if you have more then 1 computer you want to use it on, not at 
the same time but anyway,  let me know, I worked with linksys for weeks a 
while back and we came up with a way.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bodman" <d.bodman at comcast.net>
To: "W1SMH Mailing List" <W1SMH at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: [W1SMH] Note about EchoLink and routers


Besides the Echolink site, another useful site for information on
configuring routers is http://www.portforward.com. This site lists many
routers and how to figure your way through their configurations!

Also, it is quite probable that if you use a firewall such as Zonealarm,
you'll have to reduce it's protection level to medium, in order for Echolink
to be able to communicate. Nine out of ten problems getting echolink to work
are related to firewall and router issues. If you can see a station list,
but cannot connect without a timeout error, one of these two sources are the
problem.

On another note, I am relocating to Merrimack, New Hampshire, (after several
months of searching though the snow to find suitable habitation!) but you
can find me on Echolink on Saturday nights at 0000UTC (1900EST,2000EDT) in
the WX-TALK conference, where we have the  weekly Hurricane and Severe
Weather Preparedness Net. We've recently had check-ins from Canada,
Australia, India, Japan, and several from the Carribean.

My home Echolink node number is 49395, and I'll try and keep in touch (maybe
check in to the net!)

David, KD4CLJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: w1smh-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:w1smh-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Clayton
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:10 PM
> To: w1smh at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [W1SMH] Note about EchoLink and routers
>
>
> If you are a regular EchoLink user and have a router (Linksys or other), I
> highly recommend you configure your PC with a static IP address.  This
> ensures that after each reboot of your PC, the IP address is the
> same as the
> one you have configured for "port forwarding" in your router.  There are
> advantages and disadvantages of using static IP addressing but if you are
> determined to make EchoLink work consistently, this is your best route.
>
>
>
> Normally I advocate DHCP for dynamic IP address configuration but
> there are
> some exceptions.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Clayton
>
>
>
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