Hi,
my apologies if this was covered elsewhere, but I could not find any information on how to accomplish my use case (or was using the wrong search terms):
I would like to use the hEX as a simple router with each network interface having a different IP address (from a different network), e.g.:
Port 2: IP address: 192.168.92.1/24
Port 3: IP address: 192.168.93.1/24
Port 4: IP address: 192.168.94.1/24
Port 5: IP address: 192.168.95.1/24
I do not have any use for the “WAN” port as this is not connecting to the internet, but if I could use the “Internet” port (Port 1) as yet another regular port, e.g. 192.168.91.1/24, that would be even better. The hEX should then simply route packages to the different interfaces according to their networks.
Unfortunately, I have only managed to lock myself out or to have the hEX respond on all interfaces with all IP addresses (e.g. 192.168.92.1 on port 5). I am guessing that I need to disable the bridge, but that was the point where I repeatedly lost all connectivity.
If there is a specific order of steps involved, I would appreciate for any assistance. Thank you very much in advance,
Arend
Download winbox, it’ll come handy since it allows to connect to ROS device even if it isn’t configured at all.
After that, connect to your hEX and reset it … to empty configuration. You’ll have to reconnect (by clicking MAC address on the list of autodiscovered devices) using default username and password … admin and no password). Then start configuring IP addresses to individual ether interfaces (you’ll notice that there won’t be any bridge and for your use case that’s perfect). Just make sure you set addresses with proper netmask (just as you have them in your post). And you’ll notice that all ports are exsctly the same, also ether1 (in default config that0s WAN port) … the difference is made by configuration not by hardware.
Note that there won’t be any firewall what so ever, so if any of the subnets won’t be as trustworthy as the rest, you’ll have to construct something.
Most of the people on the forum, not being paid by you to do things (that’s not the point),
don’t help if they don’t find logical sense in what you write.
Either you explain in detail, or you are satisfied with what is answered…
Hi MKX,
thanks a lot and sorry for the delay in getting back to you - I just wanted to let you know that you understood what I was after (layer 3 routing), but that I ran into a similar issue with WinBox as when configuring the router through the web interface (could not remove bridge and get the router to route w/o getting blocked out). However, I found a different way to get what I needed, and do not require any further feedback on this question.
Thanks again,
A