Obi202 will not consistently pass on internet to my computer?
mrjoshjohnsmith:
As the title states the Obi202 will not consistently pass on internet to my computer? It works like this; I can get it to pass internet if I first shut off the obitalk device with the Ethernet cable going to my computer unplugged, then once it (the obi202 device) is fully powered up and connected to the internet and my phones and my computer is already powered up, then I can connect the Ethernet cable from my computer to the obi202 device and then I have internet and it functions properly, but as soon as I shut down my computer and then turn it back on (or it restarts) then about every 1.5 seconds it says "connected....identifying..... then it disconnects (as if I unplugged the Ethernet cable) then it starts the process over again and just keeps repeatedly trying to connect and then disconnects??? This is extremely frustrating because to get the internet to work I have to unplug the obi202 every time I want to shut down my computer (which is every day as I have a very high end PC that: 1 uses about 1500 watts per hour and 2 actually gets hot when running overnight even though it is water cooled. Now I have tried all the usual stuff within this windows 10 PC but it apparently has nothing to do with the PC or the network adapter because as soon as I unplug the Ethernet cable that is actually feeding internet to the obi202 and plug that cable into my PC, i instantly and always (meaning consistently over shut downs and restarts) have internet connection. Thanks you anyone and everyone that may have a solution and is kind enough to take the time to answer.
Sheffield_Steve:
It's not a good idea to use the Obi device as a router/switch.
Just buy a simple switch (1Gb) and plug the internet cable (hopefully behind a router/firewall), the Obi and the computer into that.
drgeoff:
You could try running the OBi202 in its "switch" mode rather than the default router mode. (The switch mode is termed bridge mode in the Admin Guide.)
Dial ***0. You'll hear a voice asking you to enter an option followed by the # key. Dial 31#. You'll be told the current value is 0. Follow the prompts to change that to 1. (Page 31 of https://www.obitalk.com/info/documents/admin_guide/OBiDeviceAdminGuide.pdf)
mrjoshjohnsmith:
Wow, that was awesome! The last reply worked great (flawlessly and instantly)!! For the other reply's,; the reason I spent more and got the Obi202 was so that I only had to run one cable to my new office (where my obi device is) while powering it and my computer with hardwired internet from my modem and 2 (primarily) it says on amazon where I bought the obi202 that the unit works sorta like a QOS device that will throttle my computers bandwith if I am on the telephone which is exactly what I needed because my modem/router (its a combo unit) does not have a QOS control to be able to make the Obi202 the priority device on the network, but the problem is now solved so I am just answering with this so as to explain more fully the situation out of gratitude for those that where kind enough to answer. Thanks again you all and have a great holiday.
Josh
Sheffield_Steve:
Glad to hear it's working for you now...
I would still recommend a 1Gb switch. You only need a single internet cable to make it all work and it will speed up your PC quite a bit. (Unless you have very slow internet)
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