Why is my Obi calling home and how do I stop it?

[VirtualMonitoring]

I am working with an Obi100 and debugging with Ethereal. There are lots of packets going to IP address 204.236.134.234 on port 10000 but I have not entered that address anywhere in my settings.

I can only assume it is talking to some server that is being run by Obihai. The data looks like it is encrypted in some way. Does anyone know who might be on the receiving end of these packets and is there any way to stop them?

[infin8loop]

The OBis do talk to the mothership.  You can turn off Auto provisioning but they will still chatter away... think OBiTalk network.  God help us when they become self aware. 

Pinging prov.obitalk.com [204.236.134.243] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 204.236.134.243: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=46
Reply from 204.236.134.243: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=46
Reply from 204.236.134.243: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=46
Reply from 204.236.134.243: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=46

The last 2 digits of the above IP address are reversed from your post.  But anywho...

[Ostracus]

I am working with an Obi100 and debugging with Ethereal. There are lots of packets going to IP address 204.236.134.234 on port 10000 but I have not entered that address anywhere in my settings.

I can only assume it is talking to some server that is being run by Obihai. The data looks like it is encrypted in some way. Does anyone know who might be on the receiving end of these packets and is there any way to stop them?

Firewall if it bothers you.

[bitstopjoe]

 When I first got my Obi it was doing the same thing, UNTIL I unchecked my home number in my account on the googlevoice setting page. After I did that my home phone never rang again.
I first started using GV ( WAY before Obi) years ago and had it ring my home phone so that is why my home number was listed and checked there. I tried to delete it all together, but you cant.
So if your home phone is checked try unchecking it and see if that works for you, as I said it did for me...

Hope this helps..

Joe Sica

[VirtualMonitoring]

Firewall if it bothers you.

It does bother me and I'm sure it will bother my many Customers. I don't see it mentioned anywhere in the documentation that the device has a "back door" 

[RonR]

It does bother me and I'm sure it will bother my many Customers. I don't see it mentioned anywhere in the documentation that the device has a "back door" 

http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=1362.msg8641#msg8641

[VirtualMonitoring]

Thanks Ron.

Mine is now also having a little back door chat with 24.6.168.77 - whoever that may be?

[infin8loop]

Mine is now also having a little back door chat with 24.6.168.77 - whoever that may be?

General IP Information
IP:   24.6.168.77
Decimal:   403089485
Hostname:   c-24-6-168-77.hsd1.ca.comcast.net
ISP:   Comcast Cable
Organization:   Comcast Cable
Services:   None detected
Type:   Broadband
Assignment:   Dynamic IP

Geolocation Information
Country:   United States us flag
State/Region:   California
City:   Saratoga
Latitude:   37.2539
Longitude:   -122.0638
Area Code:   408
Postal Code:   95070

Should you be concerned?   I dunno.

[VirtualMonitoring]

Should you be concerned?   I dunno.

Let's just say I won't be doing any telephone banking with an Obihai device 

If the outgoing packets were in ASCII format and human readable, then I may not be as concerned, but as they are encrypted and Obihai haven't bothered to advise users in the documentation, it worries me.