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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Stewart Dan Should Pay Me
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: |
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You can use Wireshark to see what server you're registering with, or the media server for a particular call (usually the same POP site).
However, MJ is usually excellent about selecting the closest proxy, based on your phone number. Unless your MJ number is in an area code far from Austin, there is unlikely to be a significant improvement in latency. |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply. |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: |
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I'm connecting to 64.1.213.70 which is in Kansas. Austin is definitely closer. Anyone know how to change it? |
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Stewart Dan Should Pay Me
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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OG1502 wrote: | I'm connecting to 64.1.213.70 which is in Kansas. Austin is definitely closer. Anyone know how to change it? | 64.1.213.70 is actually the San Francisco proxy. IP Geo incorrectly reports it as Cathedral City. What service reported Kansas? Is your MJ number near San Francisco?
Add an entry to your hosts file with e.g. Code: | 67.107.82.70 proxy1.sanfrancisco.talk4free.com | stop MJ, do anrestart MJ, verify that it's going to 67.107.82.70 (Austin proxy). |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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OMG you are right. It is the San Francisco one... I used to have a San Francisco area code before they made my San Antonio area code available (210). |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Okay this is what my HOSTS file looks like. It's not connecting to the austin server even after flushing DNS and restarting MJ. I'm running vista...
# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
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# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
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# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
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# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
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# For example:
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# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
# This list is Copyright 2000-2007 Safer Networking Limited
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.255.255.255 serial.alcohol-soft.com
#magicJack Chat
63.209.28.41 www.magicjack.com
65.110.6.50 magicjack.com
#magicJack
67.107.82.70 proxy1.Austin.talk4free.com |
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Stewart Dan Should Pay Me
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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MJ is trying to look up proxy1.sanfrancisco.talk4free.com, because that is what is in the file that it fetches from the provisioning server. In your hosts file, you need to put Code: | 67.107.82.70 proxy1.sanfrancisco.talk4free.com | so it will go to 67.107.82.70, which is the address of the Austin proxy. |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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OMG thanks man. Way faster. Thanks |
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OG1502 magicJack Apprentice
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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I ran ping tests and my previous server pinged at 54ms and the one I'm using now pings at 16ms!!! Very cool stuff. Thanks again and everyone who reads this should considered configuring your settings so that you maximize call quality. |
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