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LibTech009
Apr 20, 2021Aspirant
all of my switches use 169.254.0.239
I have several GC728X switches, most 28 port, a few 52, firmware v1.0.5.32. All list their connected neighbor switch as the same IP that appears in the Mangment IP for all devices. Except 2 GC108...
schumaku
Apr 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Static IP == DHCP reservation, or a static IP config on the switch?
With DHCP, what can happen is that if the switch does not get an IP config by DHCP within a relatively short time, the switch will fall-back to the default IP address.
- LibTech009Apr 23, 2021Aspirant
the Static IP cinfigured on the switch. Apparently since all the IP on this network are assigned there is no DHCP running
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yay for inheriting a buggers network
- LibTech009Apr 23, 2021Aspirant
This befuddles me why every connecting port says the same IP for every device AND the Topology view doesn't coincide with the Connected Neighbor pages.
- LibTech009Apr 28, 2021Aspirant
Can anyone tell me why, if there is no DHCP on my network and the switches are configured with static IP, does the port connecting the backbone devices default?
- schumakuApr 28, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Probably not. Wild guess something like a random config reload, which does fail at some point - before the management IPs are set again. Or some part of the config are skipped or error-out...
- LibTech009May 18, 2021Aspirant
Still looking for assistance with the issues involving default Management IP use when configured with Static IP.
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