Jerry, I will try out what you suggested when I get back to school on Monday. I'll let you know what happens.
Thanks. Gerald On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Jerry Vonau <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2009-09-26 at 13:21 -0400, Gerald Ardito wrote: > > Jerry, > > > > Yes, we are adding the XS server to an existing network. > > Our tech people created a VLAN for the XOs, points to 10.125.140.31 as > > the DHCP server. So, computers coming into the network from these APs > > have no other DHCP servers. > That sounds like the APs are acting as dhcp relays (as a router not a > bridge)... These APs are also used with the existing network? This is > really outside of what Martin had in mind... > > > I have been assuming that I therefore have to set eth1, which is > > connected to that VLAN, to that IP address. Is that correct? > > If the AP are acting as dhcp-relays, yes. The AP are directing the dhcp > requests to 10.125.140.31, a bridge would just forward the traffic, and > not "direct" it. > > The default layout doesn't provide for VLANs, but adding an ip alias to > eth1 should be no problem. create an > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lanbond0:3 containing: > > DEVICE=lanbond0:3 > ONBOOT=yes > IPADDR=10.125.140.31 > NETMASK=255.255.248.0 > BOOTPROTO=static > IPV6INIT=no > > restart the network, you should see the alias with ifconfig.. > > That should get the XS on the same lan as the AP's... then dhcp might > work for you. > > > We also have another LAN which has its own DHCP server. I can have the > > XOs connect to our "regular" wireless network, and they get IP > > addresses and connect to the internet. I have trouble having more than > > about 20 at a time connect to our regular network, plus I want the > > benefits of the XS server. > > > > That can be a problem, how is eth0 set? by dhcp from the "regular > network"? Is the ip address in the 10.125.140.0 netblock? What gateway > is the XS using? What is the output of "ip route ls"? Do both eth0 and > eth1 plug into the same switch? > > > Does this help? > > > > Thanks. > > Gerald > > > some, > > Jerry > > >
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