Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:23:41 -0000 From: "Martyn Hill" <martyn_hill@psion.net> To: "Questions@FreeBSD" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Netgear Access Point ME102 conflicting with FreeBSD NIC arp tables Message-ID: <002101c161ed$be2f5140$0101000a@stjames.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C161ED.BB3D8880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all Having seemingly stumped the support people at Netgear with this one, = perhaps someone on the list could should some light... Our new school network is running 2 FreeBSD boxes at 4.4Stable - one as = a gateway to our ADSL link and another as an SMB fileserver/squid proxy. = Both boxes use Intel Pro 10/100B NICs - the gateway having 2 identical = cards installed on different sub-nets (1 internal, 1 external as you'ld = imagine.) Having purchased a couple of Netgear ME102 Wireless Access Points to = extend the network infrastructure (via Allied Telesyn 10/100 switch), we = experience consistent difficulties when either of the 2 APs are put = on-line. In either case, the ARP tables get in a muddle (my language exposes my = lack of understanding) and the MAC address of the AP is swapped with = that of the Intel NIC in the gateway FreeBSD box (internal subnet.) This = shows up as lack of connection to the gateway box (that hosts DHCP and = named services) and can be seen when trying to telnet from the other = FreeBSD box into the gateway - the ARP references that pop-up indicate = that the IP address is oscilating between the MAC address for the AP and = the gateway box. The AP has a fixed IP address, set through a USB connection from a = Windows client and has a very distinct MAC address from anything else on = the network. Our wireless network is thus practically useless until I can resolve = this (inbetween teaching, system administration and IT co-ordination...) Any advice would be welcome! Best Regards Martyn Hill ICT Teacher and IT Co-ordinator St James Independent School London ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C161ED.BB3D8880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear all</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Having seemingly stumped the support = people at=20 Netgear with this one, perhaps someone on the list could should some=20 light...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our new school network is running 2 = FreeBSD boxes=20 at 4.4Stable - one as a gateway to our ADSL link and another as an SMB=20 fileserver/squid proxy. Both boxes use Intel Pro 10/100B NICs - the = gateway=20 having 2 identical cards installed on different sub-nets (1 internal, 1 = external=20 as you'ld imagine.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Having purchased a couple of Netgear = ME102 Wireless=20 Access Points to extend the network infrastructure (via Allied Telesyn = 10/100=20 switch), we experience consistent difficulties when either of the 2 APs = are put=20 on-line.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In either case, the ARP tables get in a = muddle (my=20 language exposes my lack of understanding) and the MAC address of the AP = is=20 swapped with that of the Intel NIC in the gateway FreeBSD box (internal = subnet.)=20 This shows up as lack of connection to the gateway box (that hosts DHCP = and=20 named services) and can be seen when trying to telnet from the other = FreeBSD box=20 into the gateway - the ARP references that pop-up indicate that the IP=20 address is oscilating between the MAC address for the AP and the = gateway=20 box.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The AP has a fixed IP address, set = through a USB=20 connection from a Windows client and has a very distinct MAC address = from=20 anything else on the network.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our wireless network is thus = practically useless=20 until I can resolve this (inbetween teaching, system administration and = IT=20 co-ordination...)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any advice would be = welcome!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Martyn Hill</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ICT Teacher and IT = Co-ordinator</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>St James Independent = School</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>London</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C161ED.BB3D8880-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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