Is a router a necessity?
JohnSV:
Am getting a dial tone!! No idea why this didn't happen before. But when I dialed **9.222.222.222
I got the voice message "There is no service to complete your call" Please advise...
azrobert:
What version of Windows do you have?
I don't have a Windows 8 machine, so I don't know if the procedure is different.
Did you follow the instructions?
Dial ***1
If you are connected corrected, an IVR will say your IP address
Use the Bridge option, not ICS.
Under the Sharing tab, make sure nothing is checked.
Repeating the instructions:
For Windows 7:
In the Network and Sharing Center:
Click on Change Adapter Settings on the left column.
A list of your adapters will be displayed.
Are both adapters listed?
If yes:
Click "Organize" and then "Select All"
Both adapters should get highlighted.
Right Click on one adapter then select "Bridge Connections"
It will take approx a minute to reconnect to the internet.
Now connect the OBi to the ethernet port on the computer.
FYI, the OBi should produce dial tone when not connected to anything.
JohnSV:
Windows 8.1 but the Win. 7 instructions seem applicable. Only a Quick Start Guide came with the ATA. Dialed ***1 and the IVR returned: IP not available, DHCP is enabled. There is a sharing problem though. My laptop's internal WiFi adapter is too weak to receive the community signal where I'm at. It's disabled and I connect through an aux. antenna/adapter which is shared by a virtual router that connects a tablet and an iPhone to the incoming WiFi signal also. The VR is called Local Area Connection* 12 and is a private network. The Ethernet (LAC* 16 according to ipconfig but unidentified network in the adapter list) at the moment shows up as a public network.
Does this mean that the bridge connecting mode is n/a? Is there another way to proceed?
OzarkEdge:
Quote from: JohnSV on June 11, 2015, 11:54:02 pm
Does this mean that the bridge connecting mode is n/a? Is there another way to proceed?
Before I would try to make all of those interdependencies work... just to get VoIP bridged through a user laptop/USBwifi/virtual router/etc, I would consider installing a normal router for your own wired and wireless LAN use, and use a wireless bridge device to connect the WAN side to the community wifi. Then everything on your side can be normal networking with no built-up precarious connections, including your own WLAN, and ready for a better Internet connection down the road when the time comes.
Your laptop can then probably connect to your own router WLAN using its internal wifi adapter... no USB dongle required.
Ultimate answer is 'yes', a router is a necessity to have the functionality of your own LAN/WLAN.
OE
azrobert:
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My router is wireless
Most routers have a built-in 4 port switch. If your router includes a switch and is compatible with dd-wrt firmware it can be converted to a bridge.
See: http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=5229.0
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