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Created Date: December 09,2010
Created By: dieselvette
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Two questions: 1) When the computer & ECOM are both plugged into the LAN side of a router (tried a couple of different routers) I cannot gain access to the ECOM to initially setup the IP (but it works with a switch). Would this be due to a limitation of the router, or what is missing here? I would expect the LAN side of a router to work just like a switch (but with a DHCP server & other capabilities.) 2) Instead of using a switch or router, if I had a crossover cable could I connect directly to the ECOM to set it up? Once I 've put the IP in the ECOM and then set up the router correctly, everything is fine. What I'm trying to get away from is needing a switch temporarily just for initial ECOM setup.
Created Date: December 09,2010
Created by: bcarlton
The crossover should definately do it.
Created Date: January 10,2011
Created by: dieselvette
In short, I 've tried different types of routers and tried a crossover cable and had very little success in being able to set up the ECOM with anything other than a simple GS105 switch (with or without being on a DHCP network).
I don't understand why the crossover cable won't work for initial setup or comm after setup. If the ECOM has it's IP already set, it will respond to a ping over the xover cable (and is fully functional with a router), but will not establish comm with DS5 with a xover cable.
Could it be a setting on my comp? Our IT person tried a couple of adjustments but we lost patience there pretty fast (because it's non-critical as long as I always have a switch in my back pocket).
Created Date: January 10,2011
Created by: Shimmy
I use a crossover cable to setup ecom-100s and it works everytime. Do you have IPX setup on your PC?
Created Date: January 11,2011
Created by: Bob S BN
I'm no expert at this, only done a couple systems, but I have a thought.
Because I was dealing with 3 different brands of equipment, each came with it's own factory initial address. I found I had to change the laptop address and subnet(I think that's the term) so they were both in the same neighborhood, then I could connect, change address, and disconnect. Get all equipment and laptop with similar addresses, and then things worked right.
Just a thought,
Created Date: January 11,2011
Created by: GKiser
Two questions:
1) When the computer & ECOM are both plugged into the LAN side of a router (tried a couple of different routers) I cannot gain access to the ECOM to initially setup the IP (but it works with a switch). Would this be due to a limitation of the router, or what is missing here? I would expect the LAN side of a router to work just like a switch (but with a DHCP server & other capabilities.)
The reason this doesn't work is because NetEdit uses a broadcast to find the ECOMs on the network. All routers, by default, block broadcasts of any kind.
2) Instead of using a switch or router, if I had a crossover cable could I connect directly to the ECOM to set it up?
Crossover should work, unless you have more than one NIC (Network Interface Card) enabled (e.g. a wired, and a wireless). Try disabling the wireless NIC and see if it works.
Created Date: January 14,2011
Created by: bartb102
Yes, two active network connection cards can often cause a problem. The software usually picks the wrong one.
Created Date: December 09,2010
Created by: dieselvette
Two questions:
1) When the computer & ECOM are both plugged into the LAN side of a router (tried a couple of different routers) I cannot gain access to the ECOM to initially setup the IP (but it works with a switch). Would this be due to a limitation of the router, or what is missing here? I would expect the LAN side of a router to work just like a switch (but with a DHCP server & other capabilities.)
2) Instead of using a switch or router, if I had a crossover cable could I connect directly to the ECOM to set it up?
Once I 've put the IP in the ECOM and then set up the router correctly, everything is fine. What I'm trying to get away from is needing a switch temporarily just for initial ECOM setup.