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drgeoff:
Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 01:37:17 pm

I would put the OBi in Bridge Mode so it's just a 100 Mbps switch on your LAN, and connect its Internet jack to the router LAN.

Will make absolutely no difference to the VoIP aspects and VoIP performance of the OBi202.

OzarkEdge:
Quote from: drgeoff on December 15, 2019, 02:19:11 pm

Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 01:37:17 pm

I would put the OBi in Bridge Mode so it's just a 100 Mbps switch on your LAN, and connect its Internet jack to the router LAN.

Will make absolutely no difference to the VoIP aspects and VoIP performance of the OBi202.


You already said this above.

OE

drgeoff:
Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 02:25:22 pm

Quote from: drgeoff on December 15, 2019, 02:19:11 pm

Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 01:37:17 pm

I would put the OBi in Bridge Mode so it's just a 100 Mbps switch on your LAN, and connect its Internet jack to the router LAN.

Will make absolutely no difference to the VoIP aspects and VoIP performance of the OBi202.


You already said this above.

OE

So was your suggestion to put the OBi202 into bridge mode because you disagree that it makes no difference or because you want to put the OP to unnecessary effort?

SteveInWA:
Geoff's comment about using multiple routers is the most important issue here (aside from avoiding the dum-dum error of connecting the OBi to premises phone wiring, if that wiring is still connected to service external to the premises).  Your proposed solution is overly and needlessly complex.  Don't use multiple routers, and don't use routers as switches.

                 
ONT Ethernet out-->New/main high-performance router
                                    |
                                    |
                              Premises LAN wiring, using as many Gigabit Ethernet switches as needed
                                    |
                                    |__>Devices (PCs, iOT, etc.)
                                    |
                                    |__>WiFi extender (or, buy a mesh router as the main router and add WiFi APs)
                                    |
                                    |__>OBi 202 LAN port (do not use the OBi as a router)
                                             |
                                             |__>OBi PHONE 1 port (RJ-14, two-line jack)-->premises 2-pair/4-conductor jack

The OBi 202 has two physical (electrical circuit) telephone line outputs.  Line 1 and Line 2 are hardwired to the PHONE 1 jack in a standard RJ-14 configuration.  Use a 4-conductor phone cord to attach this to your premises wiring (assuming that wiring has the necessary multiple pairs of conductors).

What you do with those two OBi lines is a separate discussion (i.e. service providers, phone vs. fax, etc).

OzarkEdge:
Quote from: drgeoff on December 15, 2019, 03:03:17 pm

Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 02:25:22 pm

Quote from: drgeoff on December 15, 2019, 02:19:11 pm

Quote from: OzarkEdge on December 15, 2019, 01:37:17 pm

I would put the OBi in Bridge Mode so it's just a 100 Mbps switch on your LAN, and connect its Internet jack to the router LAN.

Will make absolutely no difference to the VoIP aspects and VoIP performance of the OBi202.


You already said this above.

OE

So was your suggestion to put the OBi202 into bridge mode because you disagree that it makes no difference or because you want to put the OP to unnecessary effort?


I merely recommended what I would do.  I would not leave an unused, un-configured router with a max link rate of 30 Mbps connected to my network.  Switching one setting from Router to Bridge Mode makes the OBi a 3-port switch (1-port internal) with a max link rate of 100 Mbps.  I think Bridge Mode is more tidy, more capable, more useful, and less confusing later on when all is forgotten.

OE

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