Obi202 interferes with Apple network visibility?
23skiddoo:
I'm concerned that the Obi202 is interfering with visibility in my home network. I'm no networking expert however.
I set up the Obi202 easily and as recommended (ethernet from internet provider comes 1)into my Apple Airport router 2) via ethernet into my Obi202 and 3) via ethernet into my iMac. Easy and it worked with GV!
I have a Squeezebox that suddenly was unable to see the music server but could sign onto my network. I just began playing around with Airport Utility and Network Utility and the only way Airport Utility could see my Airport router was for me to turn on wifi and look for base stations via wifi. It then found them (Base plus an extension). No other devices have had problems but nor have they had to access a "server" on my imac.
I've rebooted every element of my system and updated all firmware and still have this issue. I'm going to remove the Obi202 to confirm that that's the issue and might try some different configurations (Airport Base Station directly to the imac). Any insights or ways to approach this problem appreciated. Thank you.
Stewart:
In the OBi's LAN Settings, try changing OperationMode from Router to Bridge. You may have to reboot both OBi and iMac afterwards. If you lose control of the OBi's web interface, turn on "Enable Web Management Access from WAN port" -- see pages 27 and 28 of OBi Device Administration Guide.
http://www.obihai.com/docs/OBiDeviceAdminGuide.pdf
23skiddoo:
Thanks for the quick reply!! I'll try that. I put the imac in the Airport Base Station 3rd ethernet port so it's now parallel with the Obi and it's now working again.
Assuming your suggestion works for me, I'm guessing that it will have a better quality of service than my current configuration (desktop in parallel with Obi, other devices connecting via wifi), right?
Thanks again!
Stewart:
If you have the OBi and iMac in parallel, you won't need to change any settings, though as you said, the OBi is unable in that configuration to regulate data flow from the iMac.
Unfortunately, I don't believe that the QoS features of the OBi work when it's in Bridge mode, so if you have voice quality issues when uploading from the iMac, you'll need some other arrangement.
IMO, you should leave the parallel setup in place, unless you have problems with it.
23skiddoo:
I'll try it both ways and report back to see if I notice any difference. Thanks again!
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