On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 2:12 PM <wkitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 6/27/21 1:01 PM, Carl Karsten wrote: > > If I do not have access to the venue network, then my networking needs > are just > > my 2 devices. This is the case I am trying to provide for, without > having to edit > > a config file. the Opsis PC is often headless, so editing is done via > ssh from > > the voctomix pc, which is hard if the 2 don't have networking setup. > > put another NIC in it and dedicat that NIC to your management access... > assign > it an IP in a weird RFC1918 block and you should be ok... this way you can > always access it even if the other general purpose NIC is not connected to > a > network...
how is this better than my current solution? > never connect this dedicated NIC to any other network outside of your > complete control... That means I can't use venu lan and have to run my own cables. Sometimes I run my own cable, but If I don't have to it is nice to jack into existing wiring. > be sure to carry a crossover cable with you so you can > connect that NIC with the one in your other device.. "Newer routers, hubs and switches (including some 10/100, and all 1-gigabit or 10-gigabit devices in practice) use auto MDI-X for 10/100 Mbit connections to automatically switch to the proper configuration once a cable is connected." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-dependent_interface#Auto-MDIX > . in fact, you might want to > use a dedicated management NIC in both devices so they can be set up with > specific static IPs and always be accessible to each other... > More hardware and more cables and make sure the right cables go to the right hardware. this does not sound better ;) > > -- > NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval. > *Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless* > *a signed and pre-paid contract is in effect with us.* > > _______________________________________________ > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk > https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss > -- Carl K
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