How to connect to an attached device.

[Mr.Yellow]

Sorry, but of a carp title but this is the problem I have, hopefully some brain can assist:

Basically my laptop is connected to the internet via WIFI. This connection is then shared and I connect a VOIP phone to my ethernet port so that I can make & receive calls. This works perfectly.

Now if I connect the phone direct to the router I can access the configuration via the IP address. I ran ipconfig to get the IP of the phone on the ethernet port but when I try to connect to it I just get 'cannot esatblish connection'

Does anyone know of a way I can connect to the phone and change the config via my browser as if it was connected directly to the router?

My limited knowledge tells me it must be possible....

 

[Mr.Yellow]

It would appear it's the pc giving the phone the IP. The phone isn't displayed in the routers attached devices.

I'm totally stumped. If I enter the phones IP then I guess the router is looking for it as in Router>Phone not Router>PC>Phone.

Do I have to somehow redirect the request? I can ping the phone okay but just can't get to the config page.

 

[Mr.Yellow]

You any idea how I can use the pc as a through and through so the router assigns the IP? I don't want to have to run a cable to the router to the phone as its just not practical.