Obihai 1062 Cannot make calls when connected using VPN
CapnKip:
While Google voice is setup on both boxes, we have always called each other using the Obihai number on the boxes (**9 nnn nnn nnn) rather than using the Google voice phone numbers.
Until Dec 2017 that worked without issue. Since then it doesn't.
I don't know if the VPN path with the Obihai 1062 will fix the problem or not. I need to get it working here first.
Even though the phone shows it's connected to my VPN (displays a lock on the screen) it must not be properly connected. I will keep working with the OpenVPN config file on the phone to see if I can get it to work.
CapnKip:
I have tried everything I can to get this to work.
I have VPN capabilities on my router via OpenVPN. I can connect my phone, my iPad and my laptop to the VPN on my router... no problem... all work perfectly! However, when I use the same config file on my 1062, it indicates it's connected to my VPN (shows a lock on the screen) but gives an error when trying to make any call whether its to a phone number or a **9 nnn nnn nnn to another Obihai device.
I have also been successful at connecting my 1062 to the NordVPN service using OpenVPN. The problem with this is that it requires me to put a specific IP address in the config file. If that specific server goes down or is overloaded, the config file would have to be changed to point to the IP address of a different server. The phone is going to my wife's parents. They are old and would never be able to make such a change.
So I continue to try to find a way to get it to connect to the VPN on my router.
The latest thing that I think could be the issue is the time. I have read that with OpenVPN the date/time needs to be consistent between the device (my Obihai 1062) and the VPN server. When I connect not using the VPN OR connect to NordVPN, the date/time displayed on the phone is current and everything works.
However, whenever I connect to the VPN on my router, the time on the phone displays 1/1/2010 at 7:00pm.
Since it works on my phone and iPad and laptop, it feels like there is something my Obihai 1062 that is not getting the date/time when connected to my VPN. Everything in the config seems to be right though.
Help!!!
drgeoff:
What server is the phone using for DNS queries?
CapnKip:
Thanks for the question drgoeff.
The IP address provided by my ISP changes so I setup a Dynamic DNS with NO-IP.com. For my smart phone, iPad and laptop my OpenVPN config file points to the DNS name I have setup on NO-IP. I've tried using my DNS name and my current direct IP address in the config file for my 1062. Neither works.
Based on your question I tried changing settings on my 1062 to see if I could get the date/time to set properly. I tried changing the DNSSERVER1 and 2 settings to NO-IPs addresses, no luck. I tried setting them to my ISP DNS addresses, no luck.
Are there other setting I should be looking at or changing so my 1062 gets the correct date/time when connected to the VPN on my router?
drgeoff:
Quote from: CapnKip on April 14, 2019, 06:39:06 am
Based on your question I tried changing settings on my 1062 to see if I could get the date/time to set properly. I tried changing the DNSSERVER1 and 2 settings to NO-IPs addresses, no luck. I tried setting them to my ISP DNS addresses, no luck.
Try 8.8.8.8
And see page 42 of https://www.obitalk.com/info/documents/admin_guide/OBiPhoneAdminGuide.pdf
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