OBI100 Unable to get Wall Jacks to Work
cdog999:
I just recently purchases an OBI100 and I have no issues with connecting a phone directly to the OBI100. I get dialtone and I have set up VOIP that works properly. But, when I connect the same phone line from the OBI100 to the wall jack (I've tested connecting to multiple jacks in the house), none of the other jacks receive a dialtone. Anyone have any ideas? I was hoping to use some of my existing phones throughout my house.
Note: I have disconnected the line in from the telephone company. House was built in early 90s.
Ostracus:
Did all those other jacks work in the past? Could this be a "Line 1", "Line 2" pair problem? Audience?
MichiganTelephone:
Have you read How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home?
My guess is that the pairs to the different jacks got disconnected from each other somehow. If you read that page, you should know what to look for and how to reconnect them properly (and safely). Be aware that if any of the jacks are still connected to the phone company's line coming from the street, even if the line appears "dead" there is a high likelihood that you will damage your Obihai device if you connect it to one of those jacks. The #1 rule is to make sure your inside wiring is totally disconnected from the phone company's drop wire, THEN you can worry about reconnecting the pairs of the inside wiring.
cdog999:
Quote from: MichiganTelephone on March 27, 2012, 09:29:17 am
Have you read How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home?
My guess is that the pairs to the different jacks got disconnected from each other somehow. If you read that page, you should know what to look for and how to reconnect them properly (and safely). Be aware that if any of the jacks are still connected to the phone company's line coming from the street, even if the line appears "dead" there is a high likelihood that you will damage your Obihai device if you connect it to one of those jacks. The #1 rule is to make sure your inside wiring is totally disconnected from the phone company's drop wire, THEN you can worry about reconnecting the pairs of the inside wiring.
I read through portions of that page (and I just went back and read the section called The "dead jack" problem). Outside my house I did have to disconnect two phone lines into the house. In one of the rooms there are 2 seperate jacks so, I'm guessing its likely the previous owner used one for phone and one for fax (he was a real estate agent).
I've never had a landline in the 6 years I've lived there. Is there a way I can check and see if I can get a dialtone from the phone company? Can I just re-hook the phone cords back up outside and then do something on my phone to get a dialtone? I'm assuming there must be some sort of emergency service if the wiring is correct in the house?
RonR:
Quote from: cdog999 on March 27, 2012, 10:56:49 am
Outside my house I did have to disconnect two phone lines into the house.
If you simply connect all the phone line pairs together where they come into the house without connecting them to the iincoming pair from the phone company, all the jacks in your house will likely be connected to each other.
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