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Title: Connecting 2 PC's to the DNS Via LAN 1 & 2
Post by: Randy_Baton on July 17, 2014, 10:31:27 AM

Hi,

My DNS is not connected to a router its connected to 2 PC's via direct Ethernet cables. Is this a usable configuration?

I had a few issues getting the first computer up and running but its now fine, I tried connecting the second computer into the LAN2 port on the DNS but it doesn't pick up the DNS.

IP Config for LAN on 1st PC is:
Autoconfiguration ip4: 169.254.125.186
Sub:255.255.0.0

IP Config for LAN on 2nd PC is
Autoconfiguration ip4: 169.254.1.239
Sub:255.255.0.0

IP Config for DNS is
IP: 169.254.161.165
Sub:255.255.0.0


What should I try?


thanks

Title: Re: Connecting 2 PC's to the DNS Via LAN 1 & 2
Post by: FurryNutz on July 17, 2014, 10:40:38 AM

I believe only one LAN connection is supported at a time.

If you need to have more than one PC connect to the DNS, I recommend one of these Gb switches:
http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/switches (http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/switches)

Title: Re: Connecting 2 PC's to the DNS Via LAN 1 & 2
Post by: Randy_Baton on July 17, 2014, 11:37:23 AM

thanks