LAN IP Address Oddity

[Scott Sullivan]

On 05/28/2013 10:27 PM, John Moniz wrote:
> On 05/28/2013 09:24 PM, James Knott wrote:
>> John Moniz wrote:
>>> It is the same address as for the router.
>>
>> That's something that shouldn't happen.  Did you by any chance set the
>> router MAC to the same as the computer?  DHCP servers assign an IP
>> address to a MAC address and has no idea what device it actually is.
>> Next question is how Bell's DHCP server managed to see the computer,
>> when it's behind a NAT firewall.
>
> I haven't changed the router MAC, but can't locate it with the browser
> to prove it. The MAC stencilled on the unit is certainly different than
> the PC MAC.
>
> The eth0 IP address on the PC is the same as the router, definitely
> ignoring the DHCP range specified.
>
> John.

Do you have any DMZ functionality enabled?

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Scott Sullivan

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