Hi ,
I have more questions.
Mainly can you clarify this pic again please
I am seeing two black (? USB) cables including the end protector on one (Orange arrows)
I am seeing tow different yellow cables/leads (Different heads: Red Arrows)
Is it three Blue Cables (Green Arrows) that leads Form the Hub Switch ?
The box with the cable/leads clearly connected is the Switch ?
What is the black box with the shiny surface (I think I see the reflection of the cable tidy on the surface) Yellow Arrow ?
The Gizmo with the yellow lead with the clear end.
On the "other side" you mentioned a black lead to the router.
Does this have a second socket ?
Is this for an IP phone ?
Defcom emailed me with details of your ISP.
Do they offer a Phone Service (VoIP)
Do you take this service ?
If you don't take the service do they block all SIP data ?
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used by VoIP phones and iChat to establish a Connection.
It used to be that SIP was on one of 4 internationally agreed ports (5060-5063) (you only used one but if it was unavailable the app or phone would try another)
Apple Users found out that although ISPs were allowing through traffic they were blocking end uers from those ports (recouping Log Distance call monies) and charging them to reopen them.
Apple solved this in iChat 4 by moving the SIP part to port 16402 as first choice (Again others are used as backup)
There are other services that use VoIP and SIP such as Vonage and other similar set ups
They often have a filter like looking gizmo that allow the Phone to be connected that does not go through the router.
What it then does is split the SIP data out thinking it is for the phone but does not deliver it to the computer or the phone (The computer because it does not appear to be an SIP device and the phone because it has a different IP address to the data packets headers) so no device gets the info.
Due to the way the computer and router work you may be able to Send the initial invite but not follow up the SIP part of the connection Process (you will not see incoming Invites)
If your particular gizmo is not doing this then something else in the set up may be.
If you are not taking the VoIP phone service then the SIP may be blocking all SIP data at their end (They would be looking to have the least amount of traffic to keep the speeds up)
So...
Does your gizmos, as I refer to it, have two sockets on the Black Lead side ?
Is the Shiny Black thing the Netgear ?
Are there USB leads in the pic ?
Do you take the phone service from the Dish Company ?
If you don't do you know if they restrict SIP Data ?
See this Help Doc at the ISP
Mentions a Blue Lead close to the box that is connected to the Dish.
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