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M4100 doesn't seem to work properly
Hello, Disclaimer: I work in IT, but I'm definitely not savvy when it comes to networking. I can understand concepts and technical lingo, but I'm just not used to dive into networking appliances,...
It's been a while, but I'll answer my own question:
The issue seems to actually be with the Manual IP setting itself.
After resetting the switch to its factory settings, I plugged it to a computer whose IP I did set to be in the same network as the switch's default IP (169.254.100.100).
From there, I was able to connect to it via the web interface, and change the IP to fit my network.
It's been working as expected since...
To wrap it up, in a nutshell: Initial Manual IP configuration seems wonky, or just not properly documented/explained.
It's been a while, but I'll answer my own question:
The issue seems to actually be with the Manual IP setting itself.
After resetting the switch to its factory settings, I plugged it to a computer whose IP I did set to be in the same network as the switch's default IP (169.254.100.100).
From there, I was able to connect to it via the web interface, and change the IP to fit my network.
It's been working as expected since...
To wrap it up, in a nutshell: Initial Manual IP configuration seems wonky, or just not properly documented/explained.
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