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rulemer
Sep 08, 2020Aspirant
ReadyNAS IP address confusion
Hi all! I'm struggling to understand some IP address conundrums, which I'm sure are simple, but I'm not sure where to look for answers. Any insight would be very appreciated I've got a fibre c...
rulemer
Sep 08, 2020Aspirant
Sandshark thanks for the reply! Yes I've just looked, the mesh is set to 192.168.5.1 as a DHCP Server LAN IP Address, and 192.168.1.254 as the primary DNS server.
Should the mesh IP address and router address both be set to the same thing - i.e. 192.168.1.1?
StephenB
Sep 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
rulemer wrote:
Sandshark thanks for the reply! Yes I've just looked, the mesh is set to 192.168.5.1 as a DHCP Server LAN IP Address, and 192.168.1.254 as the primary DNS server.
It sounds like you might have set up the mesh as a router. With your setup it would be simplest to set it up as an AP.
What mesh system do you have?
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