Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup

From	Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup
Date	2020-07-25 20:45 +0100
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Andy Hewitt wrote:

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> Now, the setup is as the Mercusys set itself up automatically when
> installed. The setup is thus:
> 
> Plusnet Hub One: Linked to the outside world for broadband (Fibre Extra,
> which I get 67meg down and 19meg up). WiFi disabled, DHCP on as address
> 192.168.0.254, supplying in the range 50-100.
> 
> Mercusys (Halo S12) Mesh: Auto setup as 192.168.0.1, and DHCP on to the
> WiFi devices (there must be appropriate settings to link to the PlusNet
> router, as the Halo gets an IP address in the 192.168.1.x range). I set the
> range to 101-199.

What you've written does not make sense.

Everything must have an IP address in the 192.168.0.0 / 255.255.255.0 subnet

Computers and similar devices should use DHCP and get their IP addresses 
from the Plusnet Hub One.  For ease of management all the WiFi access 
points should have static IP addresses outside the 192.168.0.50-100 
range.  This is because you need to access them in order to put in the 
credentials for their WiFi connections

You should then be able to connect a computer (initially also configured 
with a static IP address) by Ethernet cable to a mesh device and confirm 
that is has the correct SSID and security key to communicate by WiFi 
with the Plusnet router.  This computer should then be able to ping the 
Plusnet router.  Repeat this for each mesh device in turn.  Keep 
documentation of the IP addresses you have configured in the mesh devices.

Then from a computer connected by Ethernet cable to the Plusnet router 
you should be able to ping all the mesh devices using their individual 
IP addresses.

A computer (or other wireless client) should now be able to establish a 
WiFi connection to its nearest mesh device, should get an IP adddress by 
DHCP from the Plusnet router, and should then be able to ping the 
Plusnet router.  You should be able to find out from the device what IP 
address it has been allocated (and this might also be evident in the 
managemet pages of the Plusnet router), and from the computer connected 
by Ethernet cable to the Plusnet router you should be able to ping the 
wireless device.

Only when every device on the LAN can ping every other device on the LAN 
should you start to worry about HomeSharing

> Now my question is, what do I need to do to get the HomeSharing to work
> across the two parts of the network. I tried turning off the second DHCP
> server, but just ended up losing connection, and had to reset the boxes to
> start again.

Two DHCP servers is a VERY BAD IDEA in your configuration.

-- 
Graham J

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Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 09:55 +0000
  Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 20:45 +0100
    Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 20:53 +0000
      Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 22:29 +0100
        Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 22:12 +0000
          Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 22:42 +0000
          Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 08:05 +0100
            Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 07:49 +0000
              Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 10:08 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 12:07 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 12:47 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-26 20:43 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-26 20:47 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 20:47 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-26 22:49 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 10:42 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-27 15:00 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 16:35 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-27 16:05 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 17:32 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-27 22:04 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 23:10 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 16:28 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 16:30 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-28 17:59 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 18:39 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 12:14 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 19:23 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 13:37 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-28 22:30 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 21:45 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 15:03 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-07-29 06:38 +0000

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