killick Wrote: > My router believes my SB2 IP address is 192.168.2.4 with a hex mac > address of x. > > My bridge at that IP has a MAC of y. > I have to admit, i'm a bit confused about your setup. But your bridge and SB2 should not have the same IP addresses. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the setup.
killick Wrote: > > The SB2 label says the MAC should be z and the SB2 setup menu agrees > that the MAC address is z. Good, then you are not suffering from the MAC Address corruption bug. All is well here. killick Wrote: > > Or are my MAC addresses OK as they are? Shouldn't at least the bridge > or the SB2 match what the router believes is the MAC? My understanding > of MAC addresses is at the bottom of the learning curve. > Without further understanding of these concepts, it is hard for you to diagnose what's wrong. Each device has a unique MAC address (aka Ethernet address) - this is a low-level hardware address unique in the world. You don't generally change these unless there are very good reasons, and you understand the consequences. IP addresses are higher level - they are unique per network interface (think: ethernet card, wirless network card, administrative interface on your router). Each device will have its own IP address (and some will assign multiple IPs / device, but again, this is an advanced concept). Some devices don't need IP addresses at all (eg. an unmanaged switch, because it works at the lower-level MAC layer forwarding packets, or a hub). I think at this point, you're going to have to be more specific in clarifying your hardware setup, supplying us with the IP and MAC addresses and how each device is connected. -- MrC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20172 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
