LAN link to TDC3

[kristen]

I've made a long Ethernet cable up and plugged the TDC3 into a switch. I get a light on the switch, so looks to be OK.

The TDC's default IP address is in use (192.168.1.50) can I:

a) Configure the TDC to use something different? (Couldn't find anything in the TDC menus)

b) Find out what is using that IP address (Windows commands pls!)

Thanks

[dhaslam]

To find out what the IP address you are using you can run ipconfig  from a  command line.    The easiest way to to connect is to use a computer that you can set the same range of addresses and use it   to connect.   I normally use a  laptop to avoid mixing up the main network.  Again from a command line you can ping the address and should get a reply whatever the IP address range is.    In this case just type ping 192.168.1.50.   Note that in XP to get a command line you need to type cmd   in the start menu run command.
 It would be a bit surprising if you cannot change the IP address on the TDC3 but then you have to be able to communicate with it first to be able to change it.   

[sleepybubble]

If I have understood what your problem is.  Access your router and set the IP address of the TDC3e outside of the DHCP address pool, then you wont get any conflicts.

If however you are on fixed IP addresses on your network, again access your router, and have a look at the address leases table it should tell you the windows name of the computer with the errant IP address.

Or dependent on how many machines there are on your network, wander around them and try and browse the network from each of them, the problem one will inform you of the ip address conflict, and will not be able to connect to network or internet.

[kristen]

Thanks chaps.

I am familiar with IPCONFIG, so I can do that on each machine. However, I think they all have fixed IP addresses above 200 - so that DHCP can have anything below 200

We have a VOIP phone system, and a bunch of Sonos kit, which is all allocated DHCP IP addresses - obviously a bit hard to type IPCONFIG on the phones etc

I don't have access to the Router, so that will require an IT bod ("tomorrow", rather than "today")

I did tell the phone people that I wanted my server to be the DHCP provider (because at least I can get into that and fiddle), but I don't think they were competent to make that configuration change - so the phone system provides the DHCP

I can connect TDC3 and laptop to a hub/switch and see if I can get it going. I suppose if I can change its IP address thereafter that will then do for the main network (although I'm inclined to let it have its default so that if it gets reset, or somesuch, it doesn't interfere with another device on the LAN already allocated that IP address, and thus I will get 50 excluded from the Phone System DHCP range anyway)

Bummer

[kristen]

"the problem one will inform you of the ip address conflict"

Ah ... that might have some mileage, ta.

[sleepybubble]

and if that doesn't help download and run languard, it will tell you everything you need to know about an IP address, but be careful how you use it outside of your own network. People can get a bit funny about port sniffers.

[kristen]

Ah ... languard was helpful, thanks for that.

That tells me that .50 has HTTPS access, and pointing a browser at it indicates that it is clearly a phone.  There is nothing to tell me the phone's extension number / logical name / any such

The only thing that is bizarre is that it is not using DHCP (checking a couple of other phone's via HTTPS they all are set to use DHCP), and thus (I presume) that phone has a fixed IP. Dunno why. However, I'm totally powerless to fiddle with this phone system - I could change that extension to use DHCP and then it may turn out that is the master handset and nothing works thereafter ...

I'll have to speak to the phone people tomorrow

In the old days I was provided with a decent user interface to the, previous, VOIP phone system. Now we have to pay money to someone else to do it, and have less-for-more

[sleepybubble]

hmmm.... you ought to get your contract reviewed at anniversairy, I don't think I would want anything in my home or business premises that I didn't have access to. on with the 1-wire glitch until tommorrow then eh?

[Ivan]

change the ip address of your laptop to 192.168.1.x (make sure x isn't 50!). Use a browser window and go to 192.168.1.50 (type it as if it's a webpage). You'll get the lantronix webinterface (this is the inbuilt server in the TDC). The username and password are easy to guess. It's 'admin' and blank password, or perhaps it's the word 'password' - can't remember. Simply change the IP address to whatever you want it to be.......then don't forget to change the IP of your laptop back to what it ought to be.

Thus you should be able to get it working on the IP of your choice.

(By the way, I discovered this by trial and error, so there may well be an easier option).

[kristen]

"The username and password are easy to guess"

I had given up at that point assuming it was more secure than that, but on balance of course they would need folk like me to be able to use the interface.

Some DOCs would be handy, eh? (including identifying what sensor ID matches which physical sensor!)