Is a router a necessity?
JohnSV:
Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried installing what I think is a normal router (Trendnet TEW-432BRP) and can't get to first base because a cdrom installation requires a cable/dsl modem connected to the internet at the receiving end. You think a manual install could be possible?
Read the suggested: http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=6164.0 again, and just ordered a TP-LINK TL-WR702N Wireless N150 travel router that I plan to use in client mode. With it the OBi should show up in the connected peer list of the virtual router don't you think? For some reason Amazon won't ship this unit to Canada, so I ordered from Alibaba instead; meaning an extra couple of weeks shipping time. Would prefer to install the above router in the mean time though.
@azrobert whose reply came in as I was writing the above. Unfortunately my router isn't dd-wrt firmware compatible. Checked the link yesterday. No switch is visible either.
OzarkEdge:
Quote from: JohnSV on June 12, 2015, 11:06:25 am
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>>Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried installing what I think is a normal router (Trendnet TEW-432BRP) and can't get to first base because a cdrom installation requires a cable/dsl modem connected to the internet at the receiving end. You think a manual install could be possible?
That looks like a single antenna Wireless-G router with 4-port switch. It could work well enough, if it doesn't mess with VoIP and is a restricted-cone NAT router (Google it).
Install it manually... you don't need software to install a router. I would first update the firmware and reset to factory defaults. You'll still need a wireless bridge device.
Router tasks:
o Login...
o Update firmware.
o Reset to defaults.
o Setup and secure WLAN with WPA2.
o Setup router LAN IP and DHCP IP range to not conflict with community router IPs:
community router/ap 192.168.1.1-255?))) wifi ((( wireless bridge >> your router/ap 192.168.2.1-255 >> your lan/wlan devices
o Setup router WAN per new wireless bridge device instructions.
o Confirm firewall is enabled.
o Disable any SIP ALG or SIP Passthrough function that can upset VoIP traffic.
>>Read the suggested: http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=6164.0 again, and just ordered a TP-LINK TL-WR702N Wireless N150 travel router that I plan to use in client mode. With it the OBi should show up in the connected peer list of the virtual router don't you think?
Try it!
OE
JohnSV:
Thanks for the effort OzarkEdge, but if my own router cannot be made to function as a wireless bridge device I guess I'll just wait for the travel router to arrive. My cell phone is still good for another month anyway.
JohnSV:
Have almost given up hope to get my OBi100 connected. After my last posting I retried the bridge approach as suggested by azrobert, by first disconnecting my virtual router. But while the connection to the Meraki network remained showing active, no signal to the internet came through. This provided the proof that the Meraki admin. here blocks bridged connections. Then when I received the TL-WR702N and finally got that working in client mode (it's a Mainland Chinese version logging into a ditto website to set it up, so I needed some help with that), the phone-light indicator of the OBi blacked out after a few seconds of activity. ***1 provided an IP address in the range of the virtual router, dhcp is enabled, +02 (whatever that means). So I guess there is a way to detect an upstream bridged? signal and block that as well? BTW, my PC connection to the internet remains unaffected this time. Any thoughts on it all, or is this the end of the line?
azrobert:
You can use your cell connected via WiFi for phone service. Install the Hangouts app for Google Voice. Android also needs the Hangouts Dialer. You can use a SIP softphone for other service providers. I use CSipSimple for Android and you can use Zoiper for an iPhone.
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