Obi110 & 2Wire HGV 3801 - Will Obi110 work on a subnet?
Spiderbird:
Hi Shale and Carl,
Yah, it's a bit weird. I'll put it on a DMZ for now to get my home network up.
That gives me an idea. I originally was going to hook up a e1200 linksys n-router for better wireless speeds, and I'm thinking I could potentially do this:
2Wire (Wireless Off, DHCP Off, NAT off) -> e1200 Linksys (Static IP, Wireless On, DHCP, NAT enabled) -> Obi110 and rest of home network hooked in
Since I don't have TV or phone service and just internet, I don't have any DVR's to worry about, and the above config may slide. Do you think that would work?
Note: For reference, I did the Googles and found a related thread that turns the 2Wire into a bridge (though puts it in DMZ plus mode):
»forums.att.com/t5/Residential-Ga···755#M182
What do you two think?
carl:
Quote from: Spiderbird on July 09, 2013, 08:29:06 am
2Wire (Wireless Off, DHCP Off, NAT off) -> e1200 Linksys (Static IP, Wireless On, DHCP, NAT enabled) -> Obi110 and rest of home network hooked in
Sure . My impression I got from searching forums that the best way to handle u verse 2 wire when it causes problems is simply use it as a pass through and get a decent router behind it. That, off course, makes it to a useless space heater( mine sucks 51 W) but that's the price .
I , for my part , at least for the time being, chose to keep my Obi in DMZ and live with the fact that i cannot use soft phones or a second obi. Cheap. but not ideal solution.
Spiderbird:
Quote from: carl on July 09, 2013, 08:49:32 pm
Sure . My impression I got from searching forums that the best way to handle u verse 2 wire when it causes problems is simply use it as a pass through and get a decent router behind it. That, off course, makes it to a useless space heater( mine sucks 51 W) but that's the price .
I , for my part , at least for the time being, chose to keep my Obi in DMZ and live with the fact that i cannot use soft phones or a second obi. Cheap. but not ideal solution.
Funniest thing.. I put my Obi110 in DMZPlus mode, and all functionality (in/outbound calling) does not work. I just put it back behind the firewall with a DHCP address but 'router behind router' message turned off, and it works fine. Bordering on the bizarre...
So I'll go the route of putting the 2Wire into bridge mode with the e1200 being the proper router. The e1200 however hasn't been playing nice (and getting a DHCP address when connecting to the 2Wire), but we'll hammer it out.
Thanks for the response carl!
Shale:
Quote from: Spiderbird on July 10, 2013, 05:04:06 pm
So I'll go the route of putting the 2Wire into bridge mode with the e1200 being the proper router. The e1200 however hasn't been playing nice (and getting a DHCP address when connecting to the 2Wire), but we'll hammer it out.
If you figure out how to put a 2Wire 3801HGV into bridge mode, there will be a lot of people who will want to know how to do that.
Spiderbird:
You'll never guess what happened... I found out what the *real* problem was (and arguably, it could be me).
It was actually two things:
The firmware on the e1200 wasn't updated. It was using an older firmware version that had a conflict with proprietary routers like the 2Wire. The CAT5 wire going from the 2Wire to the home network node was faulty.
Once I updated the e1200 and replaced the CAT5, I did the easiest option of everything I've been trying. I opted to make both the e1200 and the WRT54GL that I had as access points, and uncheck the 'router behind router' warning on the 2wire.
Everything is lighting up like a green and yellow Christmas tree. :) Nodes are active, and even the Blu-Ray players are now wired in.
SO after all of that, it was a firmware upgrade and a faulty cable that were the main culprits. Geez.
Hope it was entertaining for you as it was frustrating for me (and irritating for my better half).
- Spider
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