Has anyone noticed an airBridge with fixed IP picking up an IP address of another PC on the network?
Equipment: airBridge running 1.07 IP address 192.168.100.202 static (but started thinking it was 192.168.100.80) Switching Hub 10/100 8 port (ARK CT2208) Windows 98 PC with smartBridges simpleMonitor software IP address 192.168.100.135 DHCP allocated Linux Server running Mandrake 9.1 and SAMBA. Acting as WINS and windows file server IP address 192.168.100.80 static All the above is wired through the hub, no wireless is used between these. I have been noticing occasional big delays in accessing the webpage on the Linux Server and in file access. MS Access would also be exceptionally slow for no aparent reason. I spotted the problem when I hit SEARCH in simpleMonitor for airBridge. I saw my locally ethernet connected airBridge show up as 192.168.100.80. I was able to login to it as 192.168.100.80 and operate it for a while until it dropped off again. During this time I was having problems reaching the server on 192.168.100.80 ! I power cycled the airBridge to get it back to it's normal 192.168.100.202 address. I have changed my switch hub to a different brand. However I seem to remember noticing this before so I don't think thats the reason. The airBridge was most definately operating on the wrong IP address. If other airBridges on the network were to be picking up host addresses from the network then people would be having all sorts of delays if it was their address which was cloned. Any ideas? Regards, Wayland. 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
