[NTLUG:Discuss] wet11 & Linux

[terry]

Please forgive me, maybe it's my dyslexia, or maybe just stupidity, but 
after staring at that .pdf documentation page for about the 10th time, I 
see that it clearly says 192.168.1.225 and not 192.168.1.255

terry wrote:

> jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
>
>> Yes, 192.168.1.255 is the broadcast address for 192.168.1.255/24.  ...It
>> cannot be used by a host.  It's not a Unix network thing,  It's a TCP/IP
>> network thing.  Change the last address byte to something else like the
>> suggested 251.
>>
>
> Given this information, there's a glaring error in the documentation 
> which says:
> "Open your web browser, and enter the IP address of the Wireless 
> Ethernet Bridge (the default is 192.168.1.255).  Press the enter key, 
> and the screen shown in Figure 6-1 will appear."
>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom McDonald [mailto:tom at compuclaim.com] Sent: Wednesday, 
>> September 03, 2003 7:23 PM
>> To: NTLUG Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] wet11 & Linux
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:00:39 -0500
>> terry <linux at cowtown.net> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Just purchased a Linksys wet11 ethernet wireless bridge. Tried to 
>>> connect to it via the browser at 192.168.1.255 as per instructions 
>>> on pdf file on cdrom, but no luck.  It appears to be working, according
>>> to the lights lighting up.  When I plug it directly into a NIC, it
>>> lights up and so does the "Lan" led on the wet11.  When I plug it into
>>> a hub, (and switch from X to II on the back as per instructions), it
>>> lights up on both ends as well.  It appears to be working, but not
>>> able to find anything there.  Cannot ping it, I've pinged the network,
>>> (broadcast: ping -b 192.168.1.0 or 192.168.1.255) and still nothing
>>> but my existing devices, the wet11 does not show up as 192.168.1.255
>>> or anywhere else that I can see.
>>>
>>> But, I'm wondering... I've never assigned an IP address that  high 
>>> before and don't know if Unix networks go up to 255,  I just kinda 
>>> assumed it was the broadcast address... Is that so?  Or am I wrong
>>> about that?  ( I say that because when you ping 192.168.1.255, it
>>> appeas that most Lnix systems assume your pinging the network and will
>>> ping all, you get responses from all devices in the 192.158.1.x
>>> subnet. )
>>>
>>> I looked at Linksys' knowledge base support page, ( 
>>> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp ), but did not find wet11 
>>> listed in "Search by Product" field.
>>>
>>> Any help or tips most welcome,
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Terry
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Try WAP11 at the support page.  Their v2.2 docs show a default IP of
>> 192.168.1.251 not the 192.168.1.255 IP your using.
>>  
>>
>
> But this is not WAP11 it's WET11.  It's not a "Wireless Access Point" 
> it's a "Wireless Ethernet Bridge".
> If they have a support page, it's pretty well hidden because I've 
> drilled all over and not found it.  You're welcome to point my nose at 
> it, but I can't seem to find it.  Have looked at:
> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp
> &
> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?search_type=list&action=list
> and don't seem to see it listed.
>
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Tom McDonald <tom at compuclaim.com>
>> Compuclaim Inc.
>>
>>
>> We can predict everything, except the future.
>>
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