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Unable to ping external server
Hello, I have a RN 516 running firmware 6.2.4. I've been trying to setup Bittorrent Sync on the RN, and it's working. But, I've been trying to use the option to setup predefined hosts. This s...
This is because the I.P. of your server is in the 5.X.X.X range.
StephenB wrote:
Historically, the 5.x.x.x address space was originally reserved for "experimental use", so it was ok for Remote to use it when it first launched. But as IPv4 addresses ran out, IANA reclaimed as many address ranges as they could; reassigning them for general use. 5.x.x.x was reclaimed in 2010, and ended up assigned to RIPE NCC (the group that manages internet addresses in Europe and some Middle Eastern countries). But since Readycloud hijacks the entire 5.x.x.x address space, your requests are being routed to the Readycloud server through the ReadyRemote/Leaf VPN.
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