Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
Originally Posted By: mlord
Does the PC connect fine if plugged into the OOMA thingie in place of where the router normally plugs into it?
No.


Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
After poking and prodding and scratching my head, I realized that the OOMA acts as a pass-through between the cable modem and the router, as shown in the diagram.

From my uninformed perspective, it seems as though the router is the culprit here. If I don't use the router, I can connect.

Didn't you just say you couldn't connect if you connected to the OOMA box, bypassing the router? To me it looks like the cable modem is the culprit if you can't connect when the PC is connected to the OOMA box and the router isn't even connected. Or was there some misunderstanding here?