Thanks Ed. The Cisco interface doesn't provide any options for shelling into the OS, and there is some confusion (in my mind) whether this is a Linksys gadget with the Cisco label on it, or a "real" Cisco router that wandered into the bargain basement! If it's a true Cisco product, I would expect it to be running IOS. (If it's a Linksys, it's likely running LInux.)
I do have some hesitation rooting the box...thinking more along the lines of returning it. The more I think about it, the more I think this subnet limitation is simple marketing crap. They want you to spend $500+ to handle more than 256 devices, and that's just goofy. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: NF Network addressing (subnet Class A desired) From: Ed Leafe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 11/6/2011 4:28 PM On Nov 6, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > When setting up the new router, I ran into what seems to be a > "Cisco-unique-feature"....at least I hope. > > I was able to set the LAN port to 10.0.0.1, but they only allow the > selection of the netmask from a drop-down list....and 255.255.0.0. was > not available...the closest was...255.255.255.0. Which means that I'm > now required to use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask on all devices on > the subnet, and that means I'm back to the 256 device maximum! > > Question: Is this just a quirk of the Cisco products....they only want > to "load" their router with up to 256 users...or is it a network > subclassing issue that I'm not smart enough to recognize, understand, > and appreciate? > > In other words, is the Cisco limitation the problem, or am I not > understanding the issue? > > My goal, again, is to allow a subnet that is able to communicate between > more than 256 IP addresses. I'm no network expert, but is there any way to manually modify the configuration files? I.e., can you shell into the router and manually set the netmask? -- Ed Leafe [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
