Scot, It's true that the airBridge was taking on the IP of a Linux box on its ethernet side. However I was on the eithernet side too. Wireless was not being used to access the device. The real owner of the IP address was adversely affected by this as was the airBridge. The IP addresses were not in the DHCP range of our DHCP server, they were static.
Now everytime my local network is slow I will be thinking that the IPs have clashed. Wayland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "shoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] airBridge picking up wrong IP address? > YES!! > > What we have seen is that the sB device is actually showing a DHCP leased > IP. When we showed sB this at WISPCon, they claimed it was a PC under > the sB device's IP being reported instead of the sB device. We did not > check this. But in any event, they stated it did not affect > functionality (yeah right! try to use SimpleMonitor or SimpleNMS on > these devices!) and was not a priority for them... Guess they are too > busy on XO devices to bother... > > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Wayland Sothcott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:48:21 -0000 > Subject: [smartBridges] airBridge picking up wrong IP address? > > > 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 > > 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
