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Re: [PLUG] network fixer hat
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Gordon Dexter wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>> Once again I'm called on to wear my "network fixer" hat... but this time it's in
>> my own office!
>>
>> I use an internal 10.10.10.0/24 IP range in my home/office. Unfortunately, most
>> devices that I'm going to add to the network to configure (wireless routers,
>> NAS, etc) have 192.168.[0|1].0/24 addresses. When I plug in the new device and
>> try to access it via http or tftp from my Linux workstation - I get nothing. Is
>> that because any request outside the 10.10.10.0/24 range falls through the
>> routing table to "default" and then gets sent to the gateway - which drops it as
>> non-routable?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
> Wait a second, why on earth would a NAS device make any assumptions
> about the network it's being plugged into? I'd consider that stupid and
> broken. That might be ok for a wireless router perhaps--it's a safe
> assumption that it's the only router on the network in all but the most
> exotic circumstances (namely yours), but who on earth would make a NAS
> that gives itself a static IP on first boot instead of using DHCP?
Actually, it's used - the previous owner fixed it's IP at 192.168.1.8. I found
it at 192.168.1.101 after I reset it but the documentation I've found so far is
pretty weak. My DHCP would have put it at 10.10.10.x so I don't know what it's
problem is yet.
Thanks,
Eric
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# Eric Lucas
#
# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
# -- John Gillespie Magee Jr
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