Hello,
This is a hard one. We need to support 24 client devices all set to the same fixed IP address and GW.
We are trying to use 2 RB1100’s connected upstream to a cheap dumb uplink switch, and need to support 24 client devices that unfortunately all have the same IP address that cannot be changed. All these clients need to be NAT’d so they each have a known IP and can talk to a server upstream connected to the cheap dumb switch.
We have tried the hotspot functionality and it sort of works, but we need to know that everytime a client connects to a specific port it will always get the same NAT'd IP for that physical port on the RB.
Example, given this:
Client1 connected to port1 of RB#1, has an IP=192.168.0.17/24 GW=192.168.0.200
Client2 connected to port2 of RB#1, has an IP=192.168.0.17/24 GW=192.168.0.200
...
Client 23 connected to port 11 of RB#2, has an IP=192.168.0.17/24 GW=192.168.0.200
Client 24 connected to port 12 of RB#2, has an IP=192.168.0.17/24 GW=192.168.0.200
We want this:
We always want port1 of RB#1 client to be NAT’d to 192.168.162.201/24, and its GW traffic go to 192.168.162.1
We always want port2 of RB#2 client to be NAT’d to 192.168.162.202/24, and its GW traffic go to 192.168.162.1
...
We always want port23 of RB#2 client to be NAT'd to 192.168.162.223/24, and its GW traffic go to 192.168.162.1
We always want port24 of RB#2 client to be NAT'd to 192.168.162.224/24, and its GW traffic go to 192.168.162.1
Port 13 of both RB#1 & RB#2 are connected to a dumb switch upstream, where 192.168.162.1 lives.
Any advice?
Thanks,
--Lee