ObiWiFi and Obi202
DRWANTHEM:
I can get the OBI202 to connect to my WiFi, make and receive calls fine.
I can also attach a network device to the LAN port, pick up an IP address and connect to the internet.
However, what I really want to do is have the Obi bridge between the WiFi and LAN port so a device plugged into the LAN port is on the same subnet as the rest of the devices on my WiFi network. My wireless LAN is on 192.168.0.x, the OBI sticks the LAN onto 192.168.10.x and I really want them the same so I can stick an ethernet printer on the OBI LAN port and access it from my WiFi.
It would be even nicer if both the LAN and WAN bridged to the WiFi but I'd settle for one ethernet port.
pc44:
Hi 64chuck,
If pursuing scenario 1: Internet Cable or DSL Modem -> OBI202 -> Wired or Wireless Router -> Several PCs, then yes you could set the OBI202 in Router Mode with a PPPoE Addressing Type, etc. However, please keep in mind that others on this forum have reported the OBI202 Firewall to be off by default. As such, you will want to enable the OBI202 Firewall in this scenario.
I am not sure I understand exactly what "switch" setting you are referencing on the OBI202. If you don't mind having a subnetwork created by your Linksys Router, then your setup should work. If a subnetwork is a problem, then you may want to configure your Linksys Router for more of a bridge or switch functionality, if possible.
Hope I made *some* sense :-[
pc44
pc44:
Hi DRWANTHEM,
For your purposes, have you tried setting your OBI202 in Bridge Mode? The setting is located here: Router Configuration -> LAN Settings -> OperationMode: Bridge.
Let us know if that is of any help,
pc44
DRWANTHEM:
Setting the OBI202 to Bridge Mode results in a device attached to the LAN port, whether my printer or a laptop, not getting an IP address. That suggests that it isn't bridging the WiFi port to the LAN port.
The documentation isn't clear what the LAN port is bridged to when in bridge mode but it doesn't appear to bridge to the WiFi.
The OBI still appears correctly on my WiFi subnet at 192.168.0.108
pc44:
Quote from: DRWANTHEM on August 27, 2012, 07:03:25 pm
That suggests that it isn't bridging the WiFi port to the LAN port.
This could be the case. I do not have the time to test that theory, but if you set up a Laptop on the LAN Port with a static IP, gateway, and mask matching that of your WiFi network, you could then confirm it. If the Laptop is still unable to ping the gateway or even the OBiWiFi IP from the LAN Port in a properly set static IP config, then yes, I believe you are unfortunately correct. It would be nice to have this feature.
pc44
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