dead ata

[WildKid]

Or as they would say in legalese....
force majeure

It came back from the dead! Yay!

However, I had to press the reset button and send it a dummy file via tftp, including a dummy xml (config) file that basically wiped out all the settings.

Basically, it became unlocked!

So I then updated it to the last firmware revision from the linksys web site. This was possible because it identified itself as a pap2t-na (rather than a pap2t-al unit). That is, I updated the router side from 1.20 to 1.38, and the voice side from 2.02 to 3.1

So basically, now I have two options:

a) set it up as a byod device
b) have them lock it down via config file

which one is preferable?

fyi: this a replacement unit from voipo that I received a while back for a unit with an overheating psu. no overheats yet!

I'll be getting a proper siemens ip phone with my christmas and birthday money next month, so I could care less which route is taken.