[hpsdr] How to configure a hermes IP connection?

[Jim Lynch]

Hi, Bob,

The computer doesn't have a dhcp server running.  I'm unsure how to set 
a static IP with a subnet of 255.0.0.0.  It doesn't seem to let me set 
an ip address of anything with 255 as the first octet. I tried to set 
the ip to something it liked with a netmask of 255.255.255.255 and the 
ping said the network was unrechable.

sudo ifconfig enx8cae4cf4dae2 inet 255.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
SIOCSIFADDR: Invalid argument


jim-Dell-Laptop ~ # sudo ifconfig enx8cae4cf4dae2 inet 192.168.0.1 
netmask 255.255.255.255
jim-Dell-Laptop ~ # ping 255.255.255.255
connect: Network is unreachable


enx8cae4cf4dae2 Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 8c:ae:4c:f4:da:e2
           inet addr:192.168.0.1  Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.255
           inet6 addr: fe80::8eae:4cff:fef4:dae2/64 Scope:Link
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:23598 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:1345185 (1.3 MB)

Thanks,

Jim



On 10/28/2017 07:48 AM, Bob Stricklin wrote:
> Jim,
>
> I have recently been working on issues like this as well.
>
> If you would like to determine the IP address currently programed in your Hermes you can program your computer with a static IP with a subnet of 255.0.0.0. Then connect the computer and the Hermes to your switch and ping 255.255.255.255 and the Hermes should respond with its IP address.
>
> Both the computer and the Hermes should have a static IP for this to work because there will be no DHCP server available on your switch and I would assume your computer is not acting like a DHCP server.

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