Eero mesh network and Obi?
RobertNYC:
Can the Obi devices w/Google Voice work with an Eero mesh network replacing a former modem+router setup? i set up my Polycom branded Obi 202 a year ago and it has worked fine. Today, we replaced our previous network and router + modem setup with an Eero Mesh network set up. The Eero Gateway device is plugged into the modem. The (Apple) router is disconnected from the modem.
My "landline" through the Obi device now shows as OFFLINE. What hardware and/or software adjustments can I make, if any, to restore my Google Voice/Obi functionality? (I did connect the Ethernet cable from the Obi device to the extra open port on the Eero device.)
drgeoff:
If you had the OBi getting its IP address by DHCP (the default), have you rebooted it? (Disconnect power for 30 seconds then reconnect.
If you had configured the OBi with a static IP address it might not match the Eero network. If so redo with suitable IP parameters.
RobertNYC:
Thank you for your reply. I did disconnect the power from the Obi device, but this has not helped. the
I really don't know how to configure static IPs. I did find another discussion with regard to Google Mesh devicesthat touched on this. What does this actually entail? The commenters discussed doing this, but did not explain how to proceed.
RobertNYC:
I have found information online that explains assigning static IP addresses, so I think may be able to do that, though I'm not sure how to find the Obi device on the Eero network for purposes of assigning the static IP. Also, any suggestions about the physical connection between devices? All I have done is unplug the Obi from the router and plug it into the Eero Gateway device. Did I overlook something in the physical connections?
drgeoff:
Quote from: RobertNYC on September 21, 2020, 09:30:07 am
I have found information online that explains assigning static IP addresses, so I think may be able to do that, though I'm not sure how to find the Obi device on the Eero network for purposes of assigning the static IP. Also, any suggestions about the physical connection between devices? All I have done is unplug the Obi from the router and plug it into the Eero Gateway device. Did I overlook something in the physical connections?
You shouldn't need to assign a static IP address and I doubt it would solve your problem. Unless you have disabled DHCP on the Eero (and I think you would know if you had) then DHCP should work just as well as static.
I only mentioned static in my original reply because the precise static value to be set on the RPi depends on the router model as not all use the same defaults. Thus a static address that worked with your old router might not have been compatible with your new one (your Eero). DHCP automatically takes care of those things.
You have an OBi202 which has two ethernet jacks. Check that you are using the one labelled "INTERNET". Not the "LAN" one.
What is the status of the OBi's power LED? What response do you get to dialling ***1? What response do you get to dialling **9 222 222 222 ?
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