>Do you specifically mean connect in this manner:
>
>Blue Internet port on OBi 202 connected to my cable modem which
>does not include a router.
>
>Yellow LAN port on OBi 202 connected to PC.
Yes.
>I have downloaded the quickstart guide and it makes no specific
>reference to the yellow LAN port in its 3 steps (A, B, C).
You will need to use the Admin Guide. Good timing: the updated version was made available today:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=6688.msg42270>
>Not sure I follow your comment about my "technical disclaimer".
I was referring to "I [...] have zero router knowledge". You did not say you were not capable of learning, and I expect you will do fine. I look forward to your reports.
>
>Offhand, I'm wondering why they put a router function in the OBi
>202 if, as you say, few posters use it.
I would think they expected more to use it. The idea of having the OBi get first dibs on the outbound internet capacity sure seems like a desirable thing.
>
>Is it known to work well or not when used in a setup that contains
>no other router?
It has worked for others. We had one poster who posted fairly detailed good results. He used an unmanaged switch on the LAN port to give more internet ports. Putting just the computer in there should work great if you don't need more ports.