Marc Chamberlin wrote:
Togan, James, you both pointed out the same thing, which I was kinda afraid of, that the 169.254.x.x network is a non-routable IP address range. I have encountered issues with this before and so far have not come up with a good answer. My trouble is that the devices on this network consist of some Motorola Canopy wireless access points and subscriber modules. These sit on towers and are not easily accessible, and the trouble is that if there is a power cycle, then these devices reboot and come up with a default IP address on the 169.254.x.x network. This is how I get my internet access to my SOHO network at home/business, I live way out in the woods! (I have tried to look into upgrading the firmware of these devices but so far no joy in figuring out how to do so, in order to get around this problem.) Is there no non-volatile memory for storing configuration? If not, I'd consider those devices to be defective out of the box. There is absolutely no excuse for that sort of nonsense.
Well that sucks... I will again see what I can do to upgrade the firmware on these Canopies, I tried once but ran into other issues. Yes
On 8/6/2013 9:02 AM, James Knott wrote: they do have non-volatile memory, just did not store the IP address in it on these early models. I may just have to live without it for awhile, getting/paying a guy to climb the towers is expensive. Marc... -- "The Truth is out there" - Spooky -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org