Ok. Now I see what you mean. Ahem...
That's a bug. :-) (but you already knew that..) Kevin Summers KISTech Internet Services Inc. www.kistech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [smartBridges] � > > > > Anyone familiar with the Teletronics Xi-1500 radio will > > tell you that when you are dealing with bridges the IP > > changes depending on which direction you are looking at > > the device, and what is on the other side of it. > > > > For example, on a backhaul link the status on the Xi-1500 > > shows that the link is connected to 192.168.253.110, which > > is in fact the correct address of the radio on the other > > side of the link. When I connect to that radio and look at > > it's status page, it should show 192.168.253.109, which is > > the radio that I just checked, but in fact it shows the IP > > address of the workstation I'm connecting to it from. > > > > It's not a bug, it's the nature of the beast, and it just > > may not be possible to get it to display the way that we > > think it should. That, I believe is why SB took it out. > > Their programming efforts are best spent on more critical > > aspects of the firmware. If somewhere along the line they > > should figure out a way to do it, so much the better for us. > > > > Kevin Summers > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > www.kistech.com > > > > I'm not familiar with the Teletronics, so maybe it's me and my flawed > understanding of bridges. Maybe I'm not understanding what you're saying, > but what you're describing still doesn't match my experience. > > Here's what I have on my network (more or less. Well, ok. Less. Numbers > are fictitious, but you get the point.): > > NOC++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > Win2K IP: 66.123.2.1 > > > ClientA+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > [antenna]->[radio]->[Linksys router] -> -> -> [3 computers] > > Radio IP: 192.168.2.3 MAC: 00-30-1A-00-00-03 > Router WAN IP: 66.123.2.3 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-03 > Router LAN IP: 192.168.1.1 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-02 > Computer IPS: 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.102, 192.168.103 ... > > > > ClientB+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > [antenna]->[radio]->[Linksys router] -> -> -> [2 computers] > > Radio IP: 192.168.2.4 MAC: 00-30-1A-00-00-04 > Router WAN IP: 66.123.2.4 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-04 > Router LAN IP: 192.168.1.1 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-03 > Computer IPS: 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.102, 192.168.103 ... > > > > ClientC+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > [antenna]->[radio]->[Linksys router] -> -> -> [5 computers] > > Radio IP: 192.168.2.5 MAC: 00-30-1A-00-00-05 > Router WAN IP: 66.123.2.5 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-05 > Router LAN IP: 192.168.1.1 MAC: 00-06-25-00-00-04 > Computer IPS: 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.102, 192.168.103 ... > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Here's what SimpleNMS would show: > > 66.123.2.5 -> 00-30-1A-00-00-05 > 66.123.2.5 -> 00-30-1A-00-00-04 (*should* show 66.123.12.4) > 66.123.2.5 -> 00-30-1A-00-00-03 (*should* show 66.123.12.3) > > So my question is ...why was SimpleNMS showing that a radio's mac would > have a neighbor's public IPs? At no time was my Win2K box at the NOC using > a client's public IP. Why did SimpleNMS insist that a radio's MAC had a > neighbor's public IP? If those were private IPs (like the kind that show > up in simpleMonitor), then that's no problem. I can understand that a > bridge may display a public IP or may just show it's own private IP. But > it's somebody *else's* public IP?? > > If it's me, just say so, and I'll go google "Bridging 101" and stop > wasting everyone's time. I'm still "a pupil in an intro class". > > > Hope I'm not wasting everyone's time beating this dead horse.... > > Tim Foster > www.AledoBroadBand.com > Aledo's only high-speed ISP > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type > unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
