From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Oct 31 1:25:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp.mailbox.net.uk (smtp.mailbox.co.uk [195.82.125.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE6CE37B401 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 01:25:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from [212.18.235.141] (helo=sjsg026m) by smtp.mailbox.net.uk with smtp (Exim 3.22 #2) id 15yrcn-0000KJ-00 for questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:25:29 +0000 Message-ID: <002101c161ed$be2f5140$0101000a@stjames.net> From: "Martyn Hill" To: "Questions@FreeBSD" Subject: Netgear Access Point ME102 conflicting with FreeBSD NIC arp tables Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:23:41 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C161ED.BB3D8880" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
Dear all
 
Having seemingly stumped the support = people at=20 Netgear with this one, perhaps someone on the list could should some=20 light...
 
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.)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Our wireless network is thus = practically useless=20 until I can resolve this (inbetween teaching, system administration and = IT=20 co-ordination...)
 
Any advice would be = welcome!
 
Best Regards
Martyn Hill
ICT Teacher and IT = Co-ordinator
St James Independent = School
London
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