Router Help

[AndyB]

Hi Guys, I have a energy meter that is web enabled. I can connect it directly to my laptop via a cross over cable and by giving my laptop a static IP address 192.168.1.250 i can access the meter with the IP address 192.168.1.127.

I have connected the meter to my Belkin router with a straight through cable and the port light comes on but i am unable to access or Ping the meter can somebody advise me on how how i have to set things up be able to access it in this way

thanks

Andy

[sleepybubble]

is your router performing DHCP for the network, if so is it on the same sub net mask and address range as the energy meter. Most routers come pre-config'd as 192.168.1.1 with subnet 255.255.0.0 it may be that the energy meter is on 255.255.255.255 as a subnet, worth checking.
Does your router have any form of security with regards issueing leases. Do you have to use a password for eg. to connect via wireless. This may be preventing the energy meter from getting online.

In leaseing addresses again some routers can only handle a set number of address's say up 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.250 with leasing taking place within a subset of that full address range. Allowing for exclusions for static IP addresses for stuff like the router, NAS, or your meter.

I would suspect it is the subnet that is causeing problems. Change the router to match the energy meter and go from there.

[Richard Owen]

Don't use Belkin much, so this is all going to be stab in the dark stuff.

Can you log onto the router and look at its clients?

Usually there's a list under the LAN settings.

Have a look and see if the router thinks the meter is a client.

If it is, it will list the IP address it's on and you should be able to get to it through that route.

In me experience, most domestic lans, running off domestic routers, have the subnet mask, 255.255.255.0

[AndyB]

Thanks gents, i found an allow table in the router, all is now well and logging data.

[d16lev]

hi ok
       the code for a belkin router is 192.168.2.1
             
                          dave

[sleepybubble]

Thanks gents, i found an allow table in the router, all is now well and logging data.

thats good then, so what is the energy meter you have that logs via ethernet then please? I have a basic effergy one, but anything that involves logging numbers and I'm straight in there...

[AndyB]

The unit i have is the CubeIP   http://www.shmcomms.co.uk/images/PDFs/Br_NDCubeIP.pdf
£275 so not cheap but in sure on day in the far future it will pay for itself.

Andy